Sorry for the late notice - there is a live discussion scheduled for this Wednesday on this topic for any flavors that want to further the discussion.
http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-16 11/meeting/22714/architecture-discussions/ On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Bryan Quigley <bryan.quig...@canonical.com> wrote: > Hi Ubuntu Studio team, > > From the thread on Ubuntu-devel/discuss [1] I'm going to start > conversations with each flavor on what their plans are for i386 in the > 18.04 timeframe. > > The general ideas are either: > *Start Dropping i386 for Ubuntu Studio now* > A. Drop Ubuntu Studio i386 ISO for 16.10 > B. In addition to A, also block upgrades by dropping packages from > i386 archive (not sure what would make sense). > > Some Pros: Halves the test cases you need to go through. Reduces > bandwidth usage and makes it more obvious for new users what to > download. (Read other thread for some others) > > *Wait until after 18.04 and then reconsider dropping i386* > > Pros: Maintain older hardware running Ubuntu Studio for another 2+ > years (up from 3 years). > > Thoughts? > Bryan > > * You could consider any packages that are 100% specific to the > Ubuntu Studio flavor. > > [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html > > i386 - To be clear I mean any 32-bit x86 platform (usually AMD/Intel/VIA). -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel