Re: lenny+1 and the future of the alpha port?

2008-09-01 Thread Tim Cutts
On 22 Aug 2008, at 10:34 pm, Gary Lee Phillips wrote: Institutions and individuals in tight financial situations or in less technically advanced areas continue to use Alphas because they are what is available. Buying newer 64-bit machines may simply be out of the question for them. I don

Re: lenny+1 and the future of the alpha port?

2008-09-01 Thread Gary Lee Phillips
On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Tim Cutts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > On 22 Aug 2008, at 10:34 pm, Gary Lee Phillips wrote: > > Institutions and individuals in tight financial situations or in less >> technically advanced areas continue to use Alphas because they are what is >> available. Buyi

Re: Bug#497230: [alpha] legacy and generic package descriptions

2008-09-01 Thread maximilian attems
[ adding d-alpha on cc ] On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, Matthew W. S. Bell wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 > Version: 2.6.26-4 > Severity: normal > > Please would you update the description of the legacy and generic (and > possibly smp) packages such that the user would be able to work out what > type of m

Re: Bug#497230: [alpha] legacy and generic package descriptions

2008-09-01 Thread Matthew W. S. Bell
maximilian attems wrote: what do you suggest? Well, I still don't entirely know what the -legacy package is for nor what constitutes an "Alpha Legacy Machine". Looking at the linux-2.6 Debian changelog it appears it may be something to do with MILO. Matthew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [E

Re: lenny+1 and the future of the alpha port?

2008-09-01 Thread Ken Raeburn
On Aug 28, 2008, at 05:49, Steve Langasek wrote: Sometimes it isn't about what is most efficient. Besides if you have a working machine why buy a new one (unless electricity starts to cost too much to justify the old one running). It was precisely my point that I think that replacing an ol