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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Tbh, I understand the problem. There are just so many volunteers for making newer developments work on every platform. Streamlining the development and easing the load on the volunteer devs seems a good idea. Having that said, it’s ofc a pity to drop support for devices. At least the LTS kernels will support the current support for a while and the vibrant Linux community will find a good way to work it out, I have no doubt. Many machines, in particular old ones, run with very old kernels to begin with…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I won’t repeat the whole message but

https://www.cip-project.org/about/linux-kernel-core-packages

There will be a Linux Foundation supported kernel that can be built for 486 until at least 2035. After that, you might have to backport security fixes yourself.