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None of these distributions were well maintained, so [[Patrick Volkerding]] released a distribution based on SLS, which he called ''[[Slackware]]''; this is the oldest distribution still in active development.
Linux distributions attracted users as an alternative to the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating systems on the [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] and to [[Mac OS]] on the [[Apple Macintosh]]. Most early adopters were used to Unix from work or school. They embraced Linux for its stability, low cost, and for the inclusion of the [[source code]] for most or all of the software included.
The distributions were originally simply a convenience, but today they have become the usual resort even for Unix or Linux [[guru]]s. To date Linux has proven more popular in the server market, primarily for [[World Wide Web|Web]] and [[database]] servers (''see also'' [[LAMP]]), than in the desktop market.
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