Softlanding Linux System: Difference between revisions

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'''Softlanding Linux System''' ('''SLS''') was an early [[Linux distribution]], founded by [[Peter MacDonald (computer programmer)|Peter MacDonald]] in May, 1992{{FactCitation needed|http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/11.04/gldt1104.svg|date=May 2011}}.

SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensive [[Linux]] distribution containing more than the [[Linux kernel]] and basic utilities, including [[TCP/IP]] and the [[X Window System]].<!-- <ref>{{ cite web | title = Early Linux History (2) - Re: distribution | first = Ruediger | last = Berlich | url = http://www.linux-knowledge-portal.org/en/content.php?&content/linuxology/rbhistory2.html | date = 2001-06-13 | accessdate = 2007-07-19 }}</ref> -->

== History ==

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SLS was the most popular Linux distribution at the time, but it was considered to be rather buggy by its users. It was soon superseded by [[Slackware]] (which started as a cleanup of SLS by [[Patrick Volkerding]]) and [[Yggdrasil Linux]], among others.

Similarly [[Ian Murdock]]'s frustration with SLS led him to create the [[Debian]] project.<ref>{{ cite web | first = Ian A | last = Murdock | title = NNTP Subject: New release under development; suggestions requested | url = http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.development/msg/a32d4e2ef3bcdcc6 | date = 16 August 1993 | accessdate = 2007-08-17 }}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

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{{Linux-distro}}

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[[Category:Discontinued Linux distributions]]