Hi Dave, > Since this news item was not posted on the 1st of april I guess this is > not a joke - just to make sure: Is this really true, there won't be a > 32-bit Arch Linux from November 2017? I ask this because we recently > (okay, about 2-3 years ago) switched to Arch Linux for our devices, > those devices run on 32-bit only and they will exist for at least the > next seven years. We are in the railway industry, things don't change > monthly.
It's true, but: There are community efforts to keep archlinux running on 32 bit. > This fact puts us in trouble. I see that manufacturers don't produce > much 32-bit hardware any more (there still is though!) but there is > still a lot of 32-bit hardware around that still runs and is meant to > run for quite some time. > > I think it's bad to discontinue 32-bit systems when still corresponding > hardware is in use, this would support the same waste that other > manufacturers push (e.g. XYZ that doesn't support its mobile phone one > year after releasing it). > > Am I the only one who thinks that way? nope, you're not the only one. Check out archlinux32.org and/or visit the irc channel (#archlinux-ports on freenode.net) for further infos. However, this is still a work in progress - but I'm confident, we get things running until november. If all goes smooth, the transition for you should be as easy as changing your mirrorlist and updating your pacman-keyring. > Thanks for your clarification, arguments, thoughts, ideas! Just some other thoughts: Arch is not the most stable linux I've seen (frankly, it's quite unstable, because it's so bleeding-edge) - why do you prefer it on "old" hardware in production - you certainly don't need all the new fancy (and partly buggy) software, do you? > Best Regards > Dave Cheers, Erich _______________________________________________ arch-ports mailing list [email protected] https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/arch-ports
