Re: which distro for an experienced Linux-er

On Wed, 02 May 2007 22:10:48 -0700, arnuld wrote:

i want to have text-based configuration files and learn the internals
on GNU OS and Linux kernel. i tried Gentoo but did not like it,
although portage is the most powerful thing i have ever seen. i want
to know if Slackware fulfills my intentions ?

Yes.

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