linux-kernel - Re: Drop support for x86-32

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Date:	Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:18:49 +0200
From:	wbrana <wbrana@...il.com>
To:	Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@...ek.dk>
Cc:	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>,
	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>,
	Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Drop support for x86-32

On 8/24/12, Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@...ek.dk> wrote:
> That's right, but new hardware, that I wish to use with the old machines
> might
> not because of no backporting of new drivers. Same goes for new software
> utilising newer kernel features.
Which new hardware and which old machine do you want to use?

> Those mentioned by Chris Friesen, whose arguments you apparently ignored.
I can't find any e-mail where Chris Friesen mentioned exact legacy apps.

> You are allowed to compile most of the software running on Linux yourself.
> If
> you want a binary to use the x32 ABI, go compile.
I can't compile x32 versions of Firefox, Chromium, NVIDIA drivers, etc.
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