On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:51:34 +0200 Hubert Grzeskowiak <arch-general-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > kludge wrote: > >>> Yeah, you better do. > >>> > >>> It's about time the obsolete i686 branch vanished. Everyone who's > >>> still wanting it must be a weenie, and there's no place for those > >>> in the Arch philosophy -- go try Redhat or something. > >>> > >>> My 2 cents. > >>> > >>> Leslie > >>> > >>> -- > >>> LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/polzer > >>> Xing Profile: https://www.xing.com/profile/LeslieP_Polzer > >>> Blog: http://blog.viridian-project.de/ > >>> > >>> > >> Please think of poor countries and people living there. Are they > >> all weenies? > >> > >> > >> > > > > leslie: fuck you and your macho-nerd, myth-of-progress bullshit. > > > > all the rest: i'm really upset with this decision. the basic > > assumption that anyone who matters is spending money on new > > hardware is fucked-up. > > > > i love my computer, and i love archlinux. having made the rounds > > from debian to ubuntu to lfs to gentoo, arch offers the perfect > > balance of customizeability, low-level control, and binary-package > > convenience. > > > > but several years ago, i made the conscious and principled choice to > > *not* buy new hardware. i don't want to start an argument about it, > > just state that the costs to me and the world (economic and > > environmental) of running the latest-model rat race is not worth it. > > > > so a distro that let's me keep my system this stream-lined is > > perfect. my main box is a thinkpad a21m (p3 800 mhz, 512 mb ram, > > nine years old) and it does everything i need it to do because it > > doesn't do anything i don't want it to do. and that's thanks to > > arch. i *know* i'm not the only one who values arch *specifically* > > because its simplicity and felixibility prove that old does not > > mean obsolete. > > > > so, sure i could go abs and compile everything, but the reason i > > quit gentoo and lfs is that neither i nor my computer have the > > available cycles for that. > > > > i've been running linux exclusively for the last seven years, and > > arch is the first distro i've used that i've felt any real love or > > loyalty for. it's the first distro, with its attendant community, > > that's inspired me to kick back and contribute. it's taught me an > > enormous amount, and much of what i've learned i've learned > > specifically so i can contribute back to the community. > > > > it's distressing that a change this monumental happened apparently > > without any consultation with the community-at-large. maybe it > > ain't a rational response, but i feel a bit betrayed. > > > > i haven't got the technical expertise or time to make spear-head > > it, but i would definitely throw down on maintaining i686 packages > > in a community-managed repo. are there other archers out there who > > don't feel like (or can't) buy new hardware just because the > > developers claim we're obsolete? let's organize. > > > > -kludge > > > > i know there are a few hours left, but may i ROFL now, please? xDDD I think that would be good for klugde's health/mental condition, yes :)
