On 11/16/2016 04:58 PM, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > Aere: I think what Ubuntu is discussing is removing i386/x86/32-bit, > i.e. going all amd64/x64/64-bit. And yes, it would very negatively > impact many Lubuntu users as well as the goals of the Lubuntu project > as a whole. > > Unfortunately, I was not able to make it to the session. For those of > us in the same boat, here's some links: > * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzYG4d7poQ > * EtherPad: http://pad.ubuntu.com/uos-1611-architecture-discussions > * > IRC: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2016/11/16/%23ubuntu-uos-core.html#t14:55 > > The majority of this conversation concerned PPC. I think the long > answer is there are some rather annoying endian bugs and a yaboot > issue that no one currently supporting PPC (Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, > Ubuntu Server) has the resources to deal with. Not to mention > upstream. I'll let those leading the discussion (cc'd) confirm this, > but it sounds like by when support for existing PPC releases end, it > will be time to stop providing any sort of PPC images. > > As far as my perspective is concerned, I'm perfectly happy with > dropping PPC. It makes me sad. PPC brought me to the Lubuntu > community. However, it becomes increasingly harder to make PPC users > happy. The successes that we have had in recent times are largely by > accident. Neither Lubuntu nor Ubuntu MATE have the resources to > support PPC. It does sound like Ubuntu Server will be dropping PPC. I > think it only makes sense for us to follow suit. > > Apparently, there are plans in place to evaluate the health of the PPC > port during the Z cycle and so a decision on removing PPC from the > archives will likely come in 6 months time. Even then, it sounds like > that's going to be a temporary delay to PPC's inevitable removal. > We can still use Debian PPC if Ubuntu drops support, and Debian currently supports PPAs, though PPC could only use non-binary PPAs (icons/gtk themes/scripts/python programs/etc) Could there be a push to get some of the Lubuntu goodies upstream to Debian? I am thinking of things like Rafael's artwork specifically. There are not too many Lubuntu specific programs not available in Debian, that I am aware of.
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