[arch-general] [Fwd: [arch-announce] Dropping i686 support]

[Dieter Plaetinck]

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:51:34 +0200
Hubert Grzeskowiak <arch-general-ml at nemesis13.de> 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 :)