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.
Sent from my iPhone 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > oi-dev mailing list > oi-dev@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/oi-dev _______________________________________________ oi-dev mailing list oi-dev@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/oi-dev