it took some time but is well worth the wait.

I deeply agree with that :)

很久以前，当我第一眼看到Slackware的网站时，真是感到有点吃惊，居然这么朴素，虽然现在V11也发布了，但首页也没有来朵小花渲染一下，让我越加感觉到这位S先生的不凡的内涵。

第一次接触到 Slackware ，是因为发现了她的妹妹 ZipSlack 。她苗条的身材，只有100M左右，并且为人友善，极好相处（可以在Windows 分区下使用），如果稍稍打扮一下，戴个LAMP(Linux,Apache,MySQL,PHP)牌的荧光彩环，披一条OpenSSH彩带，那在Web Server的聚会上，她就会是最耀眼的明星了。

你也许愿意花点时间用原文读一下这封能打动你的情书：
The Slackware Philosophy

Since its first release in April of 1993, the Slackware Linux Project has aimed at producing the most "UNIX-like" Linux distribution out there. Slackware complies with the published Linux standards, such as the Linux File System Standard. We have always considered simplicity and stability paramount, and as a result Slackware has become one of the most popular, stable, and friendly distributions available.