Drmgiver cried from the depths of the abyss... > Again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius#Slack > > This is where the name *Slack*ware came from. That is why you will see > "Bob" when in reference to Slackware. That is why someone on this very > group mentioned "Bob". Again, it is an insult on Christianity. > > Justin The reference to Bob is not a conspiracy For the record my name is Robert. During my youth people started calling me Bob more than Robert. In my post graduate days, a very nice Irish girl I worked with in Chicago started calling my B-o-B Bob. 20 years later, B-o-B has stuck. This will explain the use of Mr. B-o-B. I first loaded up Slackware in the mid 90's [and have been using it ever since(there was a small affair with Red Hat, Debian, & others to be sure)]. I based this decision on a few friends advice, and a quote I saw in some Usenet group that basically said "One who learns Red Hat learns Red Hat. One who learns Slackware learns Linux". That was pretty profound I thought (since at that time I really wanted to get into Linux). Another thing I liked about Slackware was the incorporation of (oh boy here we go) J.R. "Bob" Dobbs smoking pipe with our beloved Tux. A slightly unique Tux to stand apart from the rest. For a visual, here is a link: http://connie.slackware.com/~msimons/slackware/grfx/shared/dobbslack1.jpg Honestly, my first go at open source was FreeBSD. I solely based this decision on the fact that their logo is the little devil dude! I guess at the end of the day this doesn't matter much to anyone, I just wanted to clear the air on the "Bob" thing. Thanks!
