Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

Alex Santos:
> Hello
> 
> Just a quick question on the bulk of PPC architecture and the eventual abandonment.
> 
> I admit that my question may seem naive so I apologize.
> 
> How long can we expect PPC G3, G4 and G5 architectures to continue seeing security updates? Is there a clear roadmap. Again, I apologize for being ignorant on the topic.
> 
> Kindest regards
> —Alex Santos
> 
>> [...]

Hi Alex,

The 32bit powerpc architecture will be supported until Debian jessie is
EOL.  The exact date is not known yet, but it will be about 1 year after
the stretch release.

Thanks,
~Niels