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Re: Raising minimum CPU requirement for i386 kernel



Hi,

Bastian Blank schrieb:
> This means that Debian will get uninstallable on the following CPUs:
> - Intel i486,
> - Intel Pentium (MMX),
> - AMD K5,
> - AMD K6(-2, -3),

Many schools are using LTSP on Debian (Edu) and have this hardware as
their thinclients.

Would be a shame if all those schools using free software cannot use the
next release (and following) because their hardware is no longer supported.
And I'm talking of really large numbers here worldwide.

Regards,
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