can be a logical solution to try to estimate how many sabayoners have such old processors launching an open survey? announcing the drop for non-PAE x86 and requesting user feedback?
ant then if is low or no negative votes, jump to PAE-only kernels and making an special wiki section explaining what is all about, with an gentle recommendation for any new user with a need for non-PAE kernels to file a bug requesting a new kernel the cost of jump can be low if few users need that non-PAE kernel and leave our distro because none is available if still is some users with that need, or in time can happen to be, later can be evaluated the time and developer maintenance cost for a new non-PAE kernel? can be like in bible: 1 user need non-PAE kernel and 50k users not need that ... is time to jump? 1:50.000 ratio is enough to be impolite? for that user, only one, will not be funny this is for sure .... 2 users need .... 3 users ... how low should be? must be zero actual users? ======================================= linux is free, but needed expertise to use this little beast is a personal, time consuming, continuous accumulation of knowledge and wasted time can not be rolled back no matter how much money you have selling free software can not bring to you too much money, but USING free software you can make a lot of money like Google ... or IBM your little help to free software development does not bring to you any money but can help you use it more efficiently, so you can make more money ... meanwhile, other users of that little free software program, using your contribution can make more money! nobody loses anything, all those who know how to use a free software program, in continuous evolution, wins registered linux user #352479 2012/5/15 Mitch Harder <mitch.har...@sabayonlinux.org> > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Joost Ruis <joost.r...@sabayonlinux.org> > wrote: > > Do I get this right: > > > > If PAE is enabled we drop support for > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_M ( Produced From 2003 to > 2008 ) > > So we drop support for very old x86 laptops that are at least 4,5 years > old? > > Or does it also affect other systems? > > > > I can agree if we do not touch the older kernels. > > > > It would only affect the Banias and early Dothan Pentium M, produced > approximately 2003-2005. > > In 2005, the Dothan was updated to support PAE. > > >
