The future of AI in Ubuntu [Except it's Internet and Slackware in 1996 instead of AI and Ubuntu in 2026]

As 1996 progresses, internet-based tools are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Adoption across the tech industry has been mixed, both in terms of which projects are embracing "Web" technologies, and in how companies are structuring their adoption. As a result, I'm frequently asked about what Slackware will do (or not) to incorporate networks.

In this post I'll detail how the internet will play a part in Slackware's future, my framework for classifying internet features in the OS, and how Slackware is currently approaching adoption internally, because I think that will help paint a picture of our intent.

The bottom line is that Slackware is ramping up its use of Internet tools in a focused and principled manner that favours open network tools with license terms that feel most compatible with our values, combined with open source contracts. Internet features will be landing in Slackware throughout the next year as we feel that they're of sufficient maturity and quality, with a bias towards private networks by default.

Internet features in Slackware will come in two forms: first as a means of enhancing existing OS functionality with networking in the background, and latterly in the form of "Internet native" features and workflows for those who want them.

They can take ifconfig from my cold, dead hands. I will not learn ip

scp too. What even is an rsync? BS that's what!

Maybe if more projects add things like this it will keep them from having to get rid of bug bounties.

Having bunch of plugins built-in is not any better than having a bunch of plugins

Big talk from AI who almost constantly generates syntax errors lol

typedef struct {
    bool a: 1;
    bool b: 1;
    bool c: 1;
    bool d: 1;
    bool e: 1;
    bool f: 1;
    bool g: 1;
    bool h: 1;
} __attribute__((__packed__)) not_if_you_have_enough_booleans_t;

Common Dynamic Typing L

"I will revise that part to reflect the correct approach."

Proceeds to spit out the exact same output

I wonder if marketing this as "replacement to League" is the best move or if it should market itself as simply a new MOBA

Also fyi there's trash-cli

I have rm aliased to trash-rm (not in sudo tho, so I can still force true deletion), so that if I remove something in terminal it also goes to trash.

You can empty the trash via trash-empty

It also uses ${XDG_DATA_HOME}/Trash (usually ~/.local/share/Trash)

My biggest disagreement is this:

Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.

Always put braces around if statements. It will bite you in the butt

LibreOffice is the superior IDE for Delphi