Re: [orca-list] Why slackware?

[Devin Prater <r d t prater gmail com>]

This is a very good case, thanks for explaining.

> On Feb 16, 2020, at 5:30 AM, Didier Spaier via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
>
> Hi Pranav,
>
> Slackware has a much simpler design, which helps to configure and customize it.
>
> For instance it was easy for me to modify the installer to internationalize it
> and make it accessible with braille and speech, though I be not a developer,
> just a systems integrator.
>
> It is also easy to customize and update packages, which include all features
> (including documentation and development files) so there are less to manage. 
>
> Slackware does few user configuration, which lets me do the ones needed for
> Slint, and is better integrated than other distributions, as all components
> are build by one person (Patrick J. Volkerding) who takes a great care that
> they all fit together.
>
> As an example this make easier to provide in Slint default sound settings
> allowing to switch between a console and a graphical environment keeping
> speech in both. 
>
> If had wanted to change (which I don't), I could consider Debian or Arch
> or a BSD, not Ubuntu as I wouldn't make a derivative of a derivative.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Didier
>
> Le 16/02/2020 à 11:27, Pranav Lal via orca-list a écrit :
> > I am curious, why did you choose slackware as opposed to something like
> > ubuntu for slint? I am working on machine learning so have to use ubuntu due
> > to better community support.
> >
> > Pranav
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