"A-B C." (atakeoutcanton@adams-blaketakeout.com) writes:
> Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com> wrote:
>
>> Unlike what happened with MS-DOS and MacOS for the 6800 processor, the
>> information exists so that someone else can continue the development.
>> I expect that several people will do so and that there will be a lot
>> of debate as to which of them is following the slackware philosophy.
>
> I agree with others that it's premature to worry about this now. I was just
> interested in what others thought about the subject.
>
> My hope is that P.V. would have an heir lined up so that Slack does not "go to
> committee" and get splintered. To me, Slack is the last of the "small
> business" distros. The others are all-vol (like Deb and Gen) or big-corp like
> MDK, SuSE, etc.)
>
Is there a Patrick jr.? The problem with that is that with family firms,
the kids often don't want to stay with the business, or in the case where
there's lots of money, they drive it into the ground.

I'm not real serious about this, but then this thread started out as a joke.

Michael

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, A-B C. wrote:
> I agree with others that it's premature to worry about this now. I was just
> interested in what others thought about the subject.

What are all the worries about? It might happen someday, and I will
probably be mourning for a month. But hey, someone needs to fill the
Grateful gap. Seems like Banjo Bob and the X-Men are up to the job .

Oh, well, I guess the Dead are good enough .

Daniel

Cichlidiot wrote:
> A-B C. <atakeoutcanton@adams-blaketakeout.com> wrote:
>
>>Yes, but one day is IS going to retire. What happens then? What do you think
>>P.V. will do with Slack? Better yet, what do YOU think he SHOULD do with it
>>(to keep it going, obviously). Something to think about. How old is P.V.?
>
>
> One day my car is going to need to be replaced too. Doesn't mean I worry
> about that now. I'll deal with that eventuality when it comes around.
> Likewise, I'll deal with finding alternatives to Slack if and when Pat
> decides to stop developing. I don't really see that as much of an
> immediate future likelyhood, although it is a far off likely event, even
> if only because Linux is rendered obsolete or some such. If I spent my
> life worrying about far off probable events, I'd have very little time for
> much else.

Personally, I'm betting that Mr. Volkerding probably won't retire. I
know _I_ wouldn't. Think of famous orchestral conductors, who work
well into their 90's. Personally, I love what I'm doing, and have no
intention of retiring; but I'm one of the lucky ones - what I do for
work is the same as what I'd be doing for fun anyway, so "retire"
kinda doesn't even have an applicable context.

So, if there's a pool, I've got $100.00 on "Never."

Cheers!
Rich

On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:05:40 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:
> Personally, I'm betting that Mr. Volkerding probably won't retire. I know
> [snip]
> So, if there's a pool, I've got $100.00 on "Never."

Unfortunately that is exactly when you will be able to collect on your
wager.
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> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:05:40 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:
>> Personally, I'm betting that Mr. Volkerding probably won't retire. I
>> know
>> [snip]
>> So, if there's a pool, I've got $100.00 on "Never."
>
> Unfortunately that is exactly when you will be able to collect on your
> wager.

Given what is being bet on, is that not a satisfactory outcome?
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On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:51:45 +0100, Two Ravens wrote:
>>> Personally, I'm betting that Mr. Volkerding probably won't retire. I
>>> know
>>> [snip]
>>> So, if there's a pool, I've got $100.00 on "Never."
>>
>> Unfortunately that is exactly when you will be able to collect on your
>> wager.
>
> Given what is being bet on, is that not a satisfactory outcome?

Ah, good point.
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