On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 10:02:40AM +0000, Martin Schöön wrote: > Den 2025-10-30 skrev Riccardo Mottola <[email protected]>: > > Hi All, > > > > Romain Dolbeau wrote: > >> Debian is (at least up to now) the Linux distribution one could rely > >> on to support hardware as long as its actual life without forcing > >> users to upgrade. I have ~2007 (Penryn) systems still in use that were > >> deployed with Debian when new, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. If > >> it ain't broke, don't fix it, just upgrade Debian:-) > >> > >> Debian isn't Microsoft. Debian isn't Apple. Debian isn't Google. > >> Please don't learn the wrong lessons from them. Planned obsolescence > >> is bad, not good. > > > > I stand to Romain. Long-term support also means less electronic waste, > > less consumism. > > 10 years might be for a laptop - although a good number now shows 20 > > years can be done if they were a lucky model, but certain embedded > > boards, servers are still working very well. Think about ThinkPad T > > series, PowerMac G3 & G4, Sun UltraSPARC system. > > > My Lenovo x230 (dates back to 2012) runs fine with Debian.
My ASUS 32-bit netbook (dates back to 2008) still runs fine too. It is currently seeing use as my server. > > It has seen some maintenance in later years: > + fresh thermal paste for CPU > + new battery It even sstill has its original battery! It is such a pity to have to throw it away. -- hendrik
