Re: [RFC] : remove unreliable, unused and unmainained arch from kernel.

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Fri Apr 01 2005 - 10:27:44 EST


On Apr 1, 2005 10:16 AM, Richard B. Johnson <linux-os@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Renate Meijer wrote:
>
> >
> > On Apr 1, 2005, at 3:09 PM, linux-os wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> [PATCH snipped]
> >>
> >> Cruel joke. Now 80 percent of the Intel clones won't boot.
> >> Those are the ones that run industry, you know, the stuff that
> >> is necessary to earn money.
> >>
> >> Without i386 support, you don't have any embedded systems. You
> >> need to use the garbage Motorola CPUs and the proprietary
> >> operating systems in embedded stuff.
> >
> > Have you checked your calender yet?
> >
> I'm quite aware of the date and time, thank you. The 'i386 architecture
> is the Intel-like stuff that doesn't have all the newer gee-whiz
> things that are of little value in the embedded area.
...
> So, basically, you guys think you can single-handedly
> remove Linux from the embedded market and re-do it just
> for servers? Or are you going to leave some capability
> for desk-tops, too?

Please check the calendar again. Don't worry about the year part,
concentrate on the month and day... ;)

--
Dmitry
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