Re: Architecture baseline for Forky
On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 03:13:45PM -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
It's funny how the push to make architectures go away corresponds with
the patent expiration on those architectures, I.E. the point at which
clones (compatible reimplementations) can start being sold very
cheaply.
Considering that kernel and toolchain support is commonly paid for by
the hardware vendors, it does not come as a surprise that this support
declines with the deprecation of the architecture.
Also, people volunteering for kernel and toolchain support for a certain
architecture are usually more interested in working on the current
version of that arch and not for something obsolete.
I do understand that users expect toolchain and kernel support to "just
appear" out of thin air, but in practice it is a considerable effort to
keep bit rot away from the parts of code that are needed to keep older
architectures running. You need motivation and money to facilitate that.
Greetings
Marc
--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header
Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402
Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
Reply to: