作者：toy
来自：linuxtoy.org
原文：http://linuxtoy.org/archives/slackware-121-released.html

在经过一段时间的测试之后，Slackware 12.1 于昨日正式发布。新版本对 RAID、LVM、cryptsetup 具有更佳的支持，并引入了支持 FTP、HTTP、NFS 的网络 installer，此外还包括 Xfce 4.4.2 和 KDE 3.5.9 两种桌面环境选择。

翻译：doudou586

嗨，各位伙计们，现在又到了发布一个新的Slackware稳定版的时候了，所以，没费更多周折，现发布Slackware 12.0！由于我们现在已全面转向支持2.6内核系列（新版本已经过精心调校已充分利用其新特性），我们觉得Slackware 12.0相比上一个版本（Slackware 11.0）有很多的改进，它是一个所有Slackware用户都“应该升级”的版本。

by 北南南北

That's right, the first 2.6(.21.5) based Slackware release is ready for download! We think you'll enjoy the latest kernel, KDE 3.5.7, XFce 4.4.1, HAL automounting for desktop users, an updated toolchain, and many other enhancements. The official announcement has more details. Also, consider supporting the project at http://store.slackware.com. Thanks to everyone who contributed improvements and fixes this time -- a lot of help made this a relatively smooth release.

Thanks, and enjoy!

Pat and the Slackware team

下载地址： http://www.slackware.com/getslack

这是一个炒冷饭的新闻，主要是为了测试从google docs向这里发帖。

6月14日，Patrick在Changelog里面说：

It's that time again, and here we have Slackware 12.0 release candidate 1! :-)
If we're lucky, we got it all right the first time. Big thanks to the crew.

Slackware 12将是首个默认采用2.6.x版内核的Slackware，其他特性还包括采用更新的一些软件包，详情请看Changelog。

Patrick在5月11日的changelog里面写道：

xap/pidgin-2.0.0-i486-2.tgz: Here's a little excerpt from:
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/WhyPackagesExist
"We have no developers using Slack, and furthermore, several of us actively
dislike that distribution for its history of broken installs, as well as
for its non-existant package management. You cannot create true packages
for Slack."
Well, I'm somewhat shocked by this, having never (to my knowledge) done
anything to any of the former GAIM or Pidgin developers to make them mad at
me, Slackware, or anyone on the Slackware team. I guess if they feel it's
not possible to make a "true" Pidgin package for Slackware, there's no point
in continuing to try. Having put out 7 security advisories on GAIM, I'm
quite sure there will be less work here if Pidgin is not included.
The Pidgin package has been moved to the "unsupported" directory. For the
record, I do not actively dislike Pidgin or any of their developers, but I
do plan to use Kopete from now on.

Pidgin就是当初的gaim，自2.0.0版开始为了避免和AIM的法律纠纷，改了个名字。开发者说了Slackware几句坏话，结果惹恼了Pat，表示不再支持Pidgin了，他本人也准备改用Kopete。