On 9/10/19 11:01 PM, John M. Harris Jr. wrote:
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:54:50 AM MST Kevin Fenzi wrote:
Sure there are... from the change page:
"The i686 kernel is of limited use as most x86 hardware supports 64bit
these days. It has been in a status of "community supported" for several
[snip]
The lack of fixes for i686 kernels is slowing down all the other arches
that are supported (and thus all of fedora).
The first sentence of that paragraph is simply incorrect, new hardware doesn't
change what old hardware supports, nor does the availability of new hardware
replace old hardware in itself.
It's not incorrect. Almost all x86 hardware is 64-bit capable,
therefore building a 32-bit is of very limited use. It is not easy to
find 32-bit only CPUs now. Yes, I know some still exist; I have one
embedded in my wall (NSC Geode). But the last paragraph is important.
Keeping the i686 kernel in Fedora is hurting everyone for the benefit of
an extremely small group of users.
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