Jan-Benedict Glaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Would Debian accept two ix86 distributions? One i386 and, say, i[56]86?
Most developers probably would, if presented with a sound plan that makes that happen and has no downsides (except for the obvious one that ftp archives will need more space). One issue is to consider whether the current i386 distribution "becomes" the i586 distribution (which most people probably would agree it should), and if so, how to migrate all existing installations (which people would prefer to not touch at all), and, if the architecture name "i386" really indicates "i586+" in 2003, then what name should the i386-proper architecture use? > I'd even volunteer to rebuild all the packages... What's needed for > that? That is part of the problem. Somebody would need to identify all necessary changes in advance, convince people, and in general "make it happen". No such volunteer has materialized, and any potential volunteer should expect not only technical but also social challenges. Regards, Martin