Ubuntu made the decision, then rolled it back (partially) due to community outcry. (https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support/) If your reason for wanting to drop support is "Ubuntu is doing it", my response would be "cool story bro". Can you state what you are trying to accomplish by dropping support so the merits can be debated?
-A On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 11:47 AM Robert Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: > I am and am not. Ubuntu has made this choice recently. I doubt I am alone > in my thinking. I fully expected instant pushback on both suggestions. > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 13:29 Luke Crooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Clearly you underestimate the technical debt for both hardware and > > software technologies, still very much in use today. > > > > > > > > Luke Crooks > > Solent Wholesale Carpets > > > > On Wed, 24 Jul 2019, 17:58 Robert Simmons, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I wonder if FreeBSD should drop support for 32bit? Clean out and remove > >> all > >> of it. It should make the code base easier to maintain, cleaner, and > >> safer. > >> > >> In this same vein, let's deprecate and remove things like telnet and > ftp. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> [email protected] mailing list > >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > >> [email protected]" > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected] > " > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
