Slackware Linux 14.1 Beta 發布，一套先進的Linux操作系統
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。
Today Patrick Volkerding declared the "Current" branch beta which means that the upcoming stable Slackware Linux 14.1 is in the final stages of development. Quoting from the changelog:
" Hey folks, I'm calling this a beta! Really, it's been better than beta quality for a while. There will probably still be a few more updates here and there (and certainly updates to the docs). Enjoy, and please test." Other important changes include update to Linux kernel 3.10.12, the introduction of GRUB into the main tree (" Welcome GRUB!"), and updates to the just-release Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 24.0 (the extended support releases). This will be the first stable version of Slackware Linux in over a year. As always, there are no official installation DVD images during this development period, but interested testers can download the latest unofficial build of the "Current"
tree provided by Slackware developer Eric Hameleers: slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (2,331MB, MD5). Pre-orders are also available.
