Will there be an LTS (long-term-support) release for powerpc — best would be 
one based on Jessie?


On Oct 31, 2016, at 6:42 AM, Mathieu Malaterre <[email protected]> wrote:

> Anyone has a summary of the powerpc specific discussion ?
> 
> 
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> The only change from Jessie is the removal of powerpc as a release
> architecture. We discussed this at length, and eventually took
> the view that the least disservice to users of that port is to provide
> reasonable notice of its discontinuation. We recognise and acknowledge
> that discontinuing any port is unavoidably disruptive.
> 
> The question of whether powerpc remains an architecture in the main archive
> or moves to ports is one for FTP masters, not the release team.
> [...]
> 

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