Michal Kubecek composed on 2015-08-28 17:38 (UTC+0200):
Larry Finger wrote:
As much of the world cannot afford the latest shiny boxes, that will take a while.
People, please... Some of these "latest shiny boxes" you are talking about are over 10 years old. They do not shine at all and a lot of them has been discarded since years ago. OK, I don't deny there are still people using 32-bit hardware (even if I'm very sceptical about number of those) but calling 64-bit machines in general "latest shiny boxes"? Seriously?
Not everyone who needs a PC gets to buy or even choose one. If it's new to them, it's new, and maybe shiny as well. What they can much more likely choose is the FOSS they put on what they do have. Whichever major distro is the first to drop 32 bit becomes to those people the distro for the elite. Those that fall freely into the hands of such people likely got some sort of refurbing at the hands of people keeping things simple as practical, likely using the same arch for everything crossing their paths. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org