Hello

I'm really happy to announce release candidate 1 of Slackware ARM!

Originally aimed at the ARM-based desktop machines Slackware ARM is a full port of Slackware version 12.2, but can also be used on embedded devices (I'm currently waiting for the [URL="http://www.marvell.com/products/embedded_processors/developer/kirkwood/sheevaplug.jsp"]Marvell SheevaPlug[/URL] to arrive so that I can add support for it).

If you'd like to help test Slackware ARM, the easiest way is to do a full system installation inside a QEMU host, running on your Slackware x86 system (although you may find a speed improvement if you're running QEMU in a 64 bit OS on the same hardware).  

The regular Slackware installer is provided, so once you've got QEMU running, the installation is almost identical to Slackware x86.

Download & Installation details can be found at:
ftp://ftp.armedslack.org/armedslack/armedslack-current/QEMU_INSTALL.TXT

I'll really appreciate all testing and feedback, as I plan to do a formal release very soon.

Thanks!
 Stuart Winter