Users were attracted to Linux distributions as alternatives to the DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems on IBM PC compatible computers, Mac OS on the Apple Macintosh, and proprietary versions of Unix. Also dissatisfied with SLS, Ian Murdock set to create a free distribution by founding Debian, first public BETA released in January 1994 and first stable version in June 1996. The SLS distribution was not well maintained, so in July 1993 a new SLS-based distribution, Slackware, was released by Patrick Volkerding. The two oldest, still active distribution projects started in 1993.
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