09-22-2016, 01:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2016, 01:51 PM by torreydale.)
Quote:With Ubuntu considering dropping 32bit, is it time for the LL developers to look at switching from the Ubuntu base to "straight" debian?
I doubt it. 32-bit computers haven't been manufactured in nearly 10 years, and Jerry has already mentioned he's looking forward to not having to support two architectures.
Ubuntu is getting more involved in enterprises via their cloud offerings, so I wouldn't want to hold back their development by being overly concerned about 32-bit desktops. Furthermore, if Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last with 32 bit support, that support will continue until 2023. By then, even most of our smartphones will be running 64 bit, if they don't already.
It's time to start moving on. At some point industry has to say, "We don't care if your VCR still works. We're not making movies for it." Those on 32-bit hardware in 2023 should get a different distro. I say this as someone who recently put Linux Lite on the 32-bit laptops of two of my aunts. If by 2023 their laptops are still useful, and Ubuntu has moved away from 32-bit, I'll just choose something else, if available. If not, I'll help them pick out good, used, business class, 64-bit replacements.
Want to thank me? Click my [Thank] link.