Re: Dropping sparc32 for lenny
Am Montag 16 April 2007 04:04 schrieb Ben Collins:
> On Sun, 2007-04-15 at 21:51 +0100, Jurij Smakov wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Now that we have released, we need to set our goals for the future. As
> > you probably guessed from the subject, I am strongly in favor of
> > dropping sparc32 support for lenny. There are multiple reasons for it,
> > including
> >
> > * Nearly complete lack of upstream support. David Miller, current
> > upstream maintainer of sparc64 has expressed his thoughts on the
> > topic in [0], triggering the discussion about dropping sparc32
> > support in Aurora Linux. [1]
> > * Several serious problems, like lack of SMP support and driver
> > failures (CD-ROMs do not work for some reason).
> > * Shrinking userbase, flaky hardware.
> > * Possibility to build the archive with optimization for UltraSparc
> > processors, leading in some cases to significant performance
> > improvements.
> >
> > As much as I hate to see Debian lose the support for another
> > subarchitecture, I don't think that anything can be done about it,
> > unless a group of determined and, more importantly, capable people,
> > willing to maintain, fix and test it, will emerge. There is also a
> > possibility of separating sparc32 into an unofficial project.
> >
> > Any thoughts on the matter will be appreciated. My intention is to
> > come to a rough consensus (if possible), and then present our plan
> > with regards to sparc32 to release managers.
> >
> > [0] http://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=117407830512186&w=2
> > [1]
> > http://lists.auroralinux.org/pipermail/aurora-sparc-user/2007-March/00450
> >4.html
>
> IMO, because of the issues already noted, I think the Debian users have
> already dropped support for sparc32. So Debian making it official is
> just supporting reality, and not really changing it.
>
> In other words, make the move. Sparc32 community is definitely not what
> it used to be, and I'm doubting that anyone is seriously running 2.6.x
> kernels on sparc32 boxes anyway (if mine was still running, I'd be using
> 2.4.x for sure).
I use the 2.6.x becouse I want the same kernel on every mashine. The only
thing I'm not sure is about the mouse. I don't realy know jet which device,
but I still found the botton in /dev. It's also not sure if the mouse realy
works.
Markus
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