Slackware Linux was started by Patrick Volkerding in early 1993.

In reply to a recent mailing list post, asking why the packages for the latest GNOME - version 2.8 - was still not available for Slackware, Volkerding wrote that since GNOME 1.4 he had felt that it (GNOME) was going in a direction that did not fit well with Slackware's goals.

He said as far back as release 1.4 he had considered removing it completely "and taking whatever flames I get for that decision."

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Subject	Posted by	Date
"Slackware may drop GNOME"...	DaBlade	27 Oct, 13:05
If you want GNOME that badly Slack users...	KnuxT15	27 Oct, 15:50
GNOME and Slackware	TheGoreFather	27 Oct, 17:13
Gnome needs to step up.	slashdot	27 Oct, 18:18
Re: Gnome needs to step up.	ejou	27 Oct, 19:48
This is news?	Rich Lohman	27 Oct, 23:15
Re: This is news?	TheGoreFather	28 Oct, 16:17
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