Regarding 32-bit Ubuntu Studio... I am in agreement with those who wish to continue support for old functional hardware. I think as long as we can hold on, the better. It's better for the environment to not just trash old computers. And a lot of 32-bit software was made during a kind of computer renaissance of VST instruments and effects.
Nearly 100% of what I use for my digital audio workstation is 32-bit and not a lot of it is available in 64-bit. I will still try out a 64-bit Linux system, but I never ever have the demand for more RAM than 4 GB even though my main system has 12 GB. My used laptop runs just as well and it maxes out at 4 GB. I just don't think it's worth throwing away all that hard work programmers put into older code. Thank goodness for Lubuntu. I hope that Xubuntu also keeps the older code. I could actually run my programs on Xubuntu with a low-latency kernel I think. I will have to do more tests. Anyways, this is my first post. I hope I'm not upsetting anybody with my style. I love Ubuntu Studio. Thanks for developing it. I couldn't edit the subject header on my email. Sincerely, Yoshi. -- May Peace Prevail On Earth On Wed, Jul 13, 2016, at 07:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Send ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-studio-devel digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: i386 EOL plans for Ubuntu Studio? (Bryan Quigley) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:14:35 -0400 > From: Bryan Quigley <[email protected]> > To: Ubuntu Studio Development <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] i386 EOL plans for Ubuntu Studio? > Message-ID: > <caml-e+ug+5qm_uhrv_aw4gqpwukwczuvy73shaq9tf9pptk...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Len Ovens <[email protected]> wrote: > > How does this affect users who use 32bit wine so they can use the standard > > 32bit VST/VSTi? In other words the biggest reason for 32 bit ISOs on 64 bit > > machines in Audio I know is to be able to use windows VST and VSTi. Aside > > from using perfectly good HW that would otherwise be thrown away. > > Wine will keep working until some long long future point where we drop > i386 archive. (Was discussed for a brief bit about being 18.10 > timeframe, but that's been taken fully from the discussion). > > Wine can run on a 64-bit install (as a 32-bit app), Does VST/VSTi work > in that case? > > > Lets look at it anouther way. If I have 5 or 6 pieces of HW that are 32 bit > > and 3 that are 64 bit. Then I am forced to find another distro for the 32 > > bit machines, what are my reasons for using Ubuntu for the few 64 bit > > machines? How many people have been introduced to Ubuntu by people giving > > new life to older HW with Ubuntu? > > Option A. would just stop new users from installing 32-bit. All the > old machines would still work for the time being. Specifically for a > lot of the items that Ubuntu Studio is used for 64-bit is hands down > better (Audio endocding, video editing, even gimp editing can do > better). > > > Ubuntu, a word that roughly means "inclusivness", is now becoming a company > > that means exclusiveness... if you are poor and have to rely on handme downs > > -> go away. > > > > BTW, the idea of shutting down 32bit archives has rather an interesting > > message for basically any flavour aside from vanilla. It cuts at Lubuntu's > > reason for being... who's next? > > I'm asking to have a discussion about the cost/benefits of continuing > to maintain the 32-bit ISO with every flavor. Lubuntu has already > decided to keep i386. So let's keep this about Ubuntu Studio. > > > > > I expect in the future maybe we will here nerds say: We can't run linux on > > here any more... maybe try open XT. > > > > As an aside, reading the wiki page > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(philosophy) Makes me wonder if there > > isn't more using words with no meaning to make oneself seem impressive and > > mark oneself as a world shaker while actually being nothing of the sort. > > > > > > -- > > Len Ovens > > www.ovenwerks.net > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > > > End of ubuntu-studio-devel Digest, Vol 111, Issue 13 > **************************************************** -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
