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Re:Slackware 14.2 release candidate 1 by unixhero on Friday March 18, 2016 @03:22PM (#11314195)
The community. As a user and potential contributor, I need that.

Also I am sounding like a downer... I'm sorry about that. My strong opinions can often be too much, and I get that because they might sound negative. I am saying the things as a long time Slack user that gave up.

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Re:Slackware 14.2 release candidate 1 by cuckcuckspruce on Friday March 18, 2016 @04:32PM (#11314726)
But what is 'the community' to you? To many Slackware users it's precisely the mailing list, the LinuxQuestions forum, the subreddit (/r/slackware), things like slackbuilds.org and docs.slackware.com.

So what is missing from what Slackware currently offers that would make have 'the community' to you?

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Re:Slackware 14.2 release candidate 1 by unixhero on Friday March 18, 2016 @05:46PM (#11315410)
Based on what I have seen elsewhere (other distros and other major software projects), I am saying it would benefit greatly from a better approach.
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Re:Slackware 14.2 release candidate 1 by cuckcuckspruce on Friday March 18, 2016 @08:05PM (#11316330)
Okay, you're talking in circles.

What would you like them to do differently in their approach? What could they do differently that would engage you better?

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Re:Slackware 14.2 release candidate 1 by unixhero on Saturday March 19, 2016 @11:11AM (#11318815)
Yeah I am going to end the philology here. My advice and concerns above is more than enough.
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