Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with Debian after Buster

From	Dekks Herton <dekkzz78@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with Debian after Buster
Date	2019-06-21 15:20 +0200
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Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> writes:

> Hi,
>
> On 20/6/19 4:28 pm, Reco wrote:
>> Hi.
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 01:03:50AM +0200, Matthew Crews wrote:
>>> On 6/19/19 3:30 PM, Lazar Tadić wrote:
>>>> Don't worry Mathew, 32-bit arch is currently 2nd most popular
>>>> arch on Debian. There's no way it will be dropped even after
>>>> Buster.
>
> I would think this would be due to misunderstanding by new users more
> than anything else.
>
> Most, if not all 32 bit arch machines are probably going to consume
> far more energy than newer machines of far greater capability.  That
> is, it probably doesn't make any financial sense to continue running
> an old 32 bit machine.
>
> And if it is user misunderstanding, then many of those probably have
> suitable 64 bit machines anyway.
>
> Cheers
> A.
>

In the corp world that's very true Andrew re: energy but you under
estimate the amount of 32bit machines still running under desks, connected to
devices in workshops, in homes doing stuff out of sight. 

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Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with Debian  after Buster? Matthew Crews <mailinglists@mattcrews.com> - 2019-06-18 23:40 +0200
  Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2019-06-20 00:40 +0200
  Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Lazar Tadić <lazar.tadic34@gmail.com> - 2019-06-20 00:50 +0200
    Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Matthew Crews <mailinglists@mattcrews.com> - 2019-06-20 01:10 +0200
      Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-06-20 08:30 +0200
        Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2019-06-21 12:10 +0200
          Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Matthew Crews <mailinglists@mattcrews.com> - 2019-06-21 13:50 +0200
          Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with Debian after Buster Dekks Herton <dekkzz78@gmail.com> - 2019-06-21 15:20 +0200
          Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-06-21 15:50 +0200
            Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-06-21 16:10 +0200
            Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2019-06-21 16:20 +0200
              Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with  Debian after Buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-06-21 16:40 +0200

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