Softlanding Linux System

Softlanding Linux System
Softlanding Linux System
Developer	Peter MacDonald
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Discontinued
Initial release	May 1992
Latest release	1.06 / 1994
Repository	github.com/rdebath/SLS-1.02 ;
Platforms	i386
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Influenced	Slackware, Debian

Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was one of the first Linux distributions. The first release was by Peter MacDonald^[4] in May 1992.^[5]^[6] Their slogan at the time was "Gentle touchdowns for DOS bailouts."^[7] SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensive Linux distribution containing more than the Linux kernel, GNU, and other basic utilities, including an implementation of the X Window System.^[4]^[8]

^ Epstein, Caleb (April 1995). "A review of InfoMagic's December 1994 Release". Linux Journal. Vol. April 1995, no. 12. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ Yggsdrasil Linux Internet Archives WINTER 1996 (CD). Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated. Winter 1996. ISBN 1-883601-15-0. OCLC 78663619 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Softlanding Linux System". archiveos.org. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b Berlich, Ruediger (April 2001). "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution" (PDF). LinuxUser. Retrieved 12 May 2024. This was followed shortly after by the Softlanding Linux System (SLS), founded by Peter McDonald, which was the first comprehensive distribution to contain elements such as X and TCP/IP,...
^ Noyes, Katherine (25 August 2016). "Linux's brilliant 25-year history, in pictures". PC World. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4 by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic
^ Hall, Jim (4 May 2017). "How I got started with Linux". opensource.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ Proffitt, Brian (4 August 2016). "25 Years of Linux". Red Hat. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[1.06-1] Epstein, Caleb (April 1995). "A review of InfoMagic's December 1994 Release". Linux Journal. Vol. April 1995, no. 12. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[2] Yggsdrasil Linux Internet Archives WINTER 1996 (CD). Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated. Winter 1996. ISBN 1-883601-15-0. OCLC 78663619 – via Internet Archive.

[3] "Softlanding Linux System". archiveos.org. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[LinuxUser-4] Berlich, Ruediger (April 2001). "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution" (PDF). LinuxUser. Retrieved 12 May 2024. This was followed shortly after by the Softlanding Linux System (SLS), founded by Peter McDonald, which was the first comprehensive distribution to contain elements such as X and TCP/IP,...

[5] Noyes, Katherine (25 August 2016). "Linux's brilliant 25-year history, in pictures". PC World. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[6] GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4 by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic

[7] Hall, Jim (4 May 2017). "How I got started with Linux". opensource.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[8] Proffitt, Brian (4 August 2016). "25 Years of Linux". Red Hat. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

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