On 08/28/2015 08:35 AM, Richard Brown wrote:
I'm confused where the expectation comes from that new modern operating systems should run on old obsolete hardware
32 bit hardware is no longer produced - this is the very definition of obsolete.
Now we have clear indications that the use base of 32-bit Linux is reaching minimal levels, I really do not see the justification for the extra work that supporting the 32-bit intel architecture requires
I have been a SuSE/openSUSE user since the 5.X days. Originally, I started with SuSE because it had reiserfs. As I had used crash-friendly file systems since long before Linus Torvalds started his work, I had no patience for the extended fsck recovery times of ext2 after every crash. I have run other distros for testing purposes, but I never found one I liked better. In my work as a driver developer, only when the last 32-bit Linux system is safely in a museum, will I be able to stop testing 32-bit versions. As much of the world cannot afford the latest shiny boxes, that will take a while. Even in the city (Kansas City, Kansas) where Google first offered gigabit broadband connections, a non-profit organization where I volunteer is still refurbishing and reselling 32-bit machines at minimal cost to low-income users. For my testing, I still have 3 old laptops with 32-bit CPUs. If openSUSE stops producing 32-bit releases, my options are to (1) keep those boxes at 13.2 or Evergreen, or (2) find a distro that still supports them. As long as there are 32-bit versions of openSUSE in maintenance, I can defer the choice, but it seems that some hard decisions are in my future. Larry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org