Slackware Linux 14.1 Beta 发布，一套先进的Linux操作系统

Slackware Linux的正式发布由Patrick Volkerding负责，这是一套先进的Linux操作系统，它为着易用性和高稳定性双重目标而设计。Slackware包含最新的流行软件，并按照传 统提供简单易用性、灵活性和强大的功能，它将世界的精华呈现在你的面前。Linux是最早由Linux Torvalds于1991年发起的类似UNIX的操作系统，它得益于现在全世界数百万用户和开发人员所作出的贡献。Slackware Linux同时向新手和高级用户提供一套先进的系统，可装备使用在从桌面工作站到机房服务器的任何场合。可以按需使用各种web、ftp和email服务 器，正如可以在各种流行的桌面环境中作出选择。大量的开发工具和编辑器、库文件被包纳进来，以方便那些希望开发或编译额外软件的用户们。

Today Patrick Volkerding declared the "Current" branch beta which means that the upcoming stable Slackware Linux 14.1 is in the final stages of development. Quoting from the changelog:
" Hey folks, I'm calling this a beta! Really, it's been better than beta quality for a while. There will probably still be a few more updates here and there (and certainly updates to the docs). Enjoy, and please test." Other important changes include update to Linux kernel 3.10.12, the introduction of GRUB into the main tree (" Welcome GRUB!"), and updates to the just-release Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 24.0 (the extended support releases). This will be the first stable version of Slackware Linux in over a year. As always, there are no official installation DVD images during this development period, but interested testers can download the latest unofficial build of the "Current"
tree provided by Slackware developer Eric Hameleers: slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (2,331MB, MD5). Pre-orders are also available.