My main reason on staying at Pentium 4 is that it does not contain Intel ME backdoor (it came starting with Core 2 Duo) ср, 12 дек. 2018 г. в 22:12, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:50 AM Ivan Ivanov <qmastery16@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Please don't drop x86 support from the Linux kernel ! You may not > > realize it, but there are plenty of people who care about x86 systems. > > I have a good old Pentium 4 based computer which is 32-bit, using it > > for some weird Linux experiments + retro gaming, and if I can't run > > new Linux kernels there - it would be SAD > > Just to clarify: no one is proposing to drop 32-bit hardware support > or normal x86 compatibility support from new kernels. > > That being said, you should seriously consider replacing that P4. > Unless you live somewhere with *very* cheap power or you barely use > it, replacing it will pay for itself quite quickly.
