> but i will add, that it is equally uncertain if _any_ SBC > manufactured today, will still be functional in 10 years
On the contrary: for obvious ecological reasons, it is absurd nowadays to buy a computer and plan to replace it before it's 10 years old. > more significantly though, i think it is safe to say, that if people > are hesitant to use a 32bit server today, it is not because the > machine is unsuitable for their actual needs - that is simply because > the technology is already 10+ years old, and something newer exists Yes, but that directly leads to the mountain of e-junk and the insane associated carbon footprint and ecological impact. > so although this is a perfectly reasonable argument to make, it > just is not convincing to many people - people will prefer > an "updated/upgraded" _whatever_, even if they do not need it When buying something new, I can agree with them: all else being equal, it makes sense to buy something that uses fairly recent standards, so as to maximize the expected lifetime, yes. Stefan "expecting to still be running Debian `armhf` on his 2014-vintage BananaPi well into the 2030s" _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list Freedombox-discuss@alioth-lists.debian.net https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss