I know I'm only a spectator in this but I think the choices for ISO distribution should be limited otherwise it will be too confusing for the user.
Currently we only offer 2 options. I'd suggest that it be restricted to PREEMPT_RT for Buster and Stretch and one RTAI build. (but I'm not sure why we need to support 2 versions of the Debian, so maybe just Buster) Plus add The Raspberry when a buildbot is set up but don't hold release up for this. Heck we just doubled the options! I am really with Andy with this. From what I've observed, there have been major delays with 2.8 trying to sort out RTAI builds to support old and obsolete hardware. Continuing to support such builds is only going to make life painful for the new release manager and contribute to delays in releasing updates. It is time to let go. While I love Mint, it was the only PREMPT_RT option available (after patching the kernel) when I built my machine, I don't think its necessary to include it in the release given where the builds are now. I also think that developers who are still running 32 bit hardware is not a valid reason to continue to support 32 bit builds. They know how to roll their own. More to the point, shouldn't our developers be working with current hardware users are likely to use? Simple is always good so reduce the number of options, reduce the release complexity and get it done! Rod Webster *1300 896 832* +61 435 765 611 VMN® www.vmn.com.au On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 06:15, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 21:05, Sebastian Kuzminsky > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > IMO it's much easier for an end-user to upgrade the OS than the > > processor, since it's just a hard drive swap. So i think the cost to > > our users when we drop an OS (*cough*Ubuntu 10.04) is much less than if > > we were to drop support for 32-bit x86 processors entirely. > > I was not for a moment suggesting that we drop 32-bit OSes. I was just > suggesting that we wouldn't publish a 32-bit ISO image. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
