I have a hard time believing you would choose to switch to Linux instead of 
taking the time to upgrade the hardware.  A two or three year or even five year 
old system will probably be a big upgrade and cost less than the labor to 
switch to Linux. 

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On May 12, 2013, at 12:13 PM, Dmitry Kozhinov <d...@desktopfay.com> wrote:

> I am running a small web and ftp server at university on a 32-bit AMD Athlon. 
> So I would be affected.
> 
> However I cannot argue for retaining 32-bit support in OI, because any 
> baggage certainly should be dropped in order for OI project to proceed.
> 
> I can upgrade the hardware (unlikely);
> I can switch to Linux (reluctantly).
> 
> - Dmitry.
> 
>> So, out of curiosity -- *who* is actively running illumos on 32-bit kit 
>> today?  I'm not interested in hypothetical uses or kit that is sitting 
>> around in your garage waiting for you to do something with it…. I'm 
>> interested in people who would be immediately impacted and severely so if 
>> illumos were not available on 32-bit CPUs right now.
> 
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