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If someone was choosing a Linux distro today, what would be some reasons to choose Slackware rather than another popular distro like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Arch?
It is very old-school. A more extreme choice in the same vein might be Linux From Scratch.
Apache/httpd: 2.4.52
Mysql: 10.5.13
PHP: 7.4.27
Source: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/PACKAGES.TXT
Slackware was my first Linux too. I remember making the installation floppy disk set. And then it was my first introduction to running a computer others could remotely control. After learning how to dial up AOL from Linux then join an IRC chat room, I was immediately "pwned" by someone in that chat room who guessed my root password and rm -rf /'d my entire hard drive. I was probably 8 or 9 at the time and cried.
That's horrible. I hope that person is working tech support for Comcast now.
If someone was choosing a Linux distro today, what would be some reasons to choose Slackware rather than another popular distro like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Arch?
It is also stable, people set up slackware servers and let it run for years.
But to be honest, modern distros are much more convenient esp for workstations. These days Slackware wouldn't be my first choice, but it brings up memories, had a lot of fun tinkering with it.
Slackware was my first Linux too. I remember making the installation floppy disk set. And then it was my first introduction to running a computer others could remotely control. After learning how to dial up AOL from Linux then join an IRC chat room, I was immediately "pwned" by someone in that chat room who guessed my root password and rm -rf /'d my entire hard drive. I was probably 8 or 9 at the time and cried.
I used Slackware for years in the 90's before moving to FreeBSD. I honestly thought the project was dead and moved to Arch. Sadly, I'm not coming back, but I keep fond memories.