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Debian Release Mgr. Proposes Dropping Some Archs

Posted by timothy on from the notion-that-could-become-an-idea-and-maybe-a-concept dept.

smerdyakov writes "In this story posted by Andrew Orlowski of the Register Debian Release manager Steve Langasek has announced that support will be dropped for all but four computer architectures. Among the reasons cited for doing this are improving testing coordination, 'a more limber release process' and ultimately a ('hopefully') shorter release cyle. The main architectures to survive will be Intel x86, AMD64, PowerPC and IA-64." Actually, the story says clearly that this is only a proposal at this point, but it's definitely something to watch.

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  1. Too bad I don't remember my nick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or I'd be one of the first responses here!
    Thanks,
    Fuller

  2. Wow. Has anyone really considered the impact?! by Sassan+Sanei · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This all seems interesting enough on the surface, but if we allow this to happen, what will happen next? In addition to the obvious ramifications pointed out in the article, I can only imagine that this will lead to a bunch of spam that is "customized" to the recipient, making it more offensive yet even more difficult to filter out. So to me the real question, would it embark us on a dangerous downward spiral of complacency, or tap the inner strength of our individual selves to propel our civilization to new heights. As someone once observed, it's like stapling a butterfly to a desk. There's no way it would continue to be a butterfly. After all, well-behaved people rarely make history. This is how it happens now. Hang on, and enjoy the ride! Cheers, Sassan

    1. Re:Wow. Has anyone really considered the impact?! by j.blechert · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      wtf?

  3. Re:dd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you like Lunix, you'll probably like this.

  4. It wouldn't matter. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There will always be NetBSD.

  5. Greeeeeeeat by Kause · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just what I need, a bunch MORE telemarketers calling my house. Telemarketers make Jeff mad. Jeff smash!

    --
    bloodclotjungletekno
  6. Re:Now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh, some Linux zealots use GUIs, even though the console is hotly defended.

  7. on the taste of sperm... by denthijs · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    According to timecop, numerous studies prove that gay volunteers not only found that tobacco left a lingering moldy taste in semen, but that such commonplace items as coffee and multivitamin pills could make semen taste muddy and like insecticide, respectively. "These are intolerant, I mean, intolerable substances," timecop spluttered.

    This is a well known fact, food does influence taste of semen it seems.
    My question; what foods makes your sperm go taste like gummy bears? or just sweet in general?.

    Cheers!
    ps. My gf madly diggs gummybears ;)