Hello, At a Canonical CDO Core sprint last week, we had a follow-up discussion about the status of the powerpc architecture in Ubuntu. Based on the conversations that Adam has had with other upstream powerpc contributors, he believes there is no reasonable possibility of keeping the Ubuntu powerpc port in working order on a community basis.
Adam, Stéphane, and I agreed that we should announce that the powerpc port will not be included in 17.04, and turn it off in the archive for zesty as of feature freeze. If there is anyone else willing to invest in keeping the port alive, this will at least give them some time to get organized; and if not, it will give everyone else time to make other arrangements for their Ubuntu powerpc systems. I thought it would be most appropriate that this announcement be sent under the auspices of the TB, which is why the three of us consulted (we had quorum at the sprint ;). But I didn't want to send an announcement without giving Marc and Kees a heads up! If you have any questions or think this needs further discussion, please say so. Otherwise I'll plan to send an announcement to ubuntu-devel-announce tomorrow. Thanks, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [email protected] [email protected]
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