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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Linux@programming.dev · 4 days ago

Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Linux@programming.dev · 4 days ago
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    I won’t repeat the whole message but

    https://www.cip-project.org/about/linux-kernel-core-packages

    There will be a Linux Foundation supported kernel that can be built for 486 until at least 2035. After that, you might have to backport security fixes yourself.

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