Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Idea for i586

2011-12-22 Thread Yorvyk
On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:24:42 + Martin Olesen wrote: > 2011/12/21 Yorvyk : > > On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:14:08 -0300 > > Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: > > > >> First, don't kill me for bringing back this topic ;) > >> > >> Since Lubuntu is official, maybe the cause for dropping i586 is obsole

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Idea for i586

2011-12-22 Thread Chris
No, I think you're wrong. However, the more newer CPU's which only support i586 (AMD Geode and others (I'd have to look it up to be sure thou)) also support PAE. So your assumption might be correct, but for the wrong reasons. With metta, Chris On Dec 22, 2011 1:24 PM, "Martin Olesen" wrote: > 20

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Idea for i586

2011-12-22 Thread Martin Olesen
2011/12/21 Yorvyk : > On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:14:08 -0300 > Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: > >> First, don't kill me for bringing back this topic ;) >> >> Since Lubuntu is official, maybe the cause for dropping i586 is obsolete >> (if I remember right it was because none of the flavours could run

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Idea for i586

2011-12-21 Thread Yorvyk
On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:14:08 -0300 Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: > First, don't kill me for bringing back this topic ;) > > Since Lubuntu is official, maybe the cause for dropping i586 is obsolete > (if I remember right it was because none of the flavours could run in it, > so there was no "m

[Lubuntu-desktop] Idea for i586

2011-12-21 Thread Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset
First, don't kill me for bringing back this topic ;) Since Lubuntu is official, maybe the cause for dropping i586 is obsolete (if I remember right it was because none of the flavours could run in it, so there was no "market" there). Aditionally, there's the fact that LTS are the less demanding res