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Re: current mozilla or phoenix debs for PPC?



Op ma 21-07-2003, om 23:17 schreef Geert Uytterhoeven:
> On 21 Jul 2003, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > Op do 01-01-1970, om 07:59 schreef Chris Tillman:
> > > Well, it's true we owe our elders respect (as I give a quick glance
> > > towards my Mac IIci). But, OTOH, I think the current philosophy of
> > > all-or-none may be a little too inflexible. Especially as m68k users
> > > get fewer and fewer, and developers appear to be an endangered
> > > species. We need a plan for quiet, benign senility where some
> > > architectures are concerned.
> > 
> > I disagree, sorry. Dropping Debian support for m68k would probably
> > result in dropping Linux/m68k support, as Debian is the only
> > distribution you can use if you want to run Linux/m68k...
> 
> Indeed. And if you repeat the argument, after a while you'll have Debian/ia32
> only...

Indeed.

> > > This does not involve leaving them out in
> > > the cold to die, just restricting them to given (working) versions
> > > and letting the rest go on.
> > 
> > Uh, I've lost you here, I'm afraid. Exactly what do you mean?
> 
> I think he wants us to stay with woody ;-(

I'm afraid so, but I still disagree :-)

-- 
Wouter Verhelst
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"An expert can usually spot the difference between a fake charge and a
full one, but there are plenty of dead experts." 
  -- National Geographic Channel, in a documentary about large African beasts.

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