Charles Curley wrote:
> I hope so. All I need is console capabilities, security software
> (firewall, etc.) and server software. I don't need an office suite or web
> browser for those machines.
Same here. So it means we have 2-4years to get ready.
I guess one needs a bit more in order to compile the code ... you need at
least the compiler and companions. I now compile only the kernel in chroot
as it was pointed out because debian moved away from pure 586 and also
there is a kind of magic combination of features for the Geode board I use,
so that the stock kernel never worked past 2.13.
So the question is (as we are already on the topic) when debian drops the
support, what would be required to build the code.
Are compilers going to stop supporting 386 arch?
Is it going to disappear from the kernel completely?
Is it going to get fixes and how?
I already have one machine that runs awesomely with Ubuntu 6.06 (vintage 2006!)
I have had mixed experiences with later releases, including a persistent Black Screen with Debian Wheezy. Stretch "kind of works" (with slow Graphics). So why do I keep it? Best Sound System of *any* computer I have *ever* owned! So it has two, basic Partitions: One for Stretch and one for Ubuntu 6. (And yes, I don't regularly put Ubuntu 6 on the open Internet).
Kenneth Parker