Top posting, for speed. @Ali:
Question on ToriOS, I checked the web site, just wondering if ToriOS will have a PPC offering . . . as it looks like ubuntu is formally ending their support for PPC with 14.04??? Seems like there are a number of AmigaOne folks that could have machines running for quite awhile . . . would ToriOS be a viable option for them? But, also, agreed that 12.04 seems the best base for "older" machines such as PPC iBooks, iMacs, etc . . . 14.04 seemed to be glitchy on the iBook . . . might roll back to a 12.04 system until the endless sleep hits my iBook. F > > On 10/22/2014 03:53 AM, Lars Nood?n wrote: > > There is still a fair amount of 32-bit x86 hardware in use around here. > > But these machines are all old now. How long are they likely to last? > > Here is a survey on considering 16.04 LTS be the last release of Ubuntu > > with 32-bit images to run on 32-bit only machines: > > > > https://bryanquigley.com/crazy-ideas/still-running-32-bit-ubuntu > > It is good idea to run such surveys and it is good point to bring on the > table. Old machines should not go to trash unless these are 100% dead. I > realized that even Lubuntu or other distributions won't be helpful in > the coming years and for that, I have created this project: > http://torios.org/ which is still Alpha at the moment but we are moving > forward with solid steps and Beta is just around the corner. Now, ToriOS > is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which is well-known to be better on old > hardware than 14.04 LTS and for that reason, I insisted to base ToriOS > on 12.04 and the team has agreed. Now, what could happen when 16.04 is > out and just in case Canonical decided to end the 32bit support by that > cycle? or perhaps even before that? 14.04 LTS could be the last one? who > knows? not to worry, ToriOS will make sure that old machines will stay > in service as long as possible. Only time can tell and prove that :)
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