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[[File:Sls-linux 1.05.png|thumbnail|right|Softlanding Linux System]]
'''Softlanding Linux System''' ('''SLS''') was one of the first [[Linux distribution]]s. The first release was by [[Peter MacDonald (computer programmer)|Peter MacDonald]]<ref name="LinuxUser" /> in August 1992.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209040035/http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/11.04/gldt1104.svg GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4] by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic</ref><ref>{{cite newsgroup
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}}</ref> Their slogan at the time was "Gentle Touchdowns for [[DOS]] Bailouts".
SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensive [[Linux]] distribution containing more than the [[Linux kernel]], [[GNU]], and other basic utilities, including an implementation of the [[X Window System]].<ref name="LinuxUser">{{cite journal |last=Berlich |first=Ruediger |date=April 2001 |title=ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution
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