'''Softlanding Linux System''' ('''SLS''') founded by Peter McDonald in mid-1992 was one of the first [[Linux]] distributions in existance]], and the first "massive" and "comprehensive" [[Linux distribution]] distribution to contain not just the [[Linux Kernel]] and basic utilities, but some of the early [[GNU]]/[[Linux]] ports such as the [[X Window System]] and [[TCP/IP]]. It was founded by [[Peter McDonald]] in mid-[[1992]].
SLS was probably the most popular [[Linux distribution]] at the time, but was also viewed by the community as being buggy and poorly maintained. Two of the more well-known critics of SLS were [[Ian Murdock]] and [[Patrick Volkerding]]. Murdock's frustration with SLS lead him to create the [[Debian]] project, where aswhile Volkerding decided to fix the problems with SLS and eventually renamed his work [[Slackware]].
