Slackware Linux 14.1 RC1 發布
Slackware Linux的正式發布由Patrick Volkerding負責，這是一套先進的Linux操作系統，它為著易用性和高穩定性雙重目標而設計。Slackware包含最新的流行軟件，并按照傳統提供簡單易用性、靈活性和強大的功能，它將世界的精華呈現在你的面前。Linux是最早由Linux Torvalds于1991年發起的類似UNIX的操作系統，它得益于現在全世界數百萬用戶和開發人員所作出的貢獻。Slackware Linux同時向新手和高級用戶提供一套先進的系統，可裝備使用在從桌面工作站到機房服務器的任何場合。可以按需使用各種web、ftp和email服務器，正如可以在各種流行的桌面環境中作出選擇。大量的開發工具和編輯器、庫文件被包納進來，以方便那些希望開發或編譯額外軟件的用戶們。
Patrick Volkerding has announced that the "Current" branch of Slackware Linux has reached release candidate status in preparation for the release of stable version 14.1: " And with this batch of updates and fixes (clearing the rest of the important stuff from the TODO list), we have arrived at Slackware 14.1 release candidate 1! Please test and report any remaining issues. UEFI (with the exception of Secure Boot, which will have to wait until we have real hardware) should be fully implemented in the installer now, which will detect and warn about common problems, set up the EFI System Partition under /boot/efi, and install ELILO and a UEFI boot entry automatically. Several useful netfilter and networking utilities have been added. With this batch of updates, everything should be considered frozen (including the kernel) unless there's a good reason to change something. Enjoy! See you all for the release, hopefully soon." See the full changelog for all the recent updates and fixes. Interested testers can download Eric Hameleers' unofficial installation DVD image built from Slackware's "Current" tree: slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (2,018MB, MD5).
