On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 07:45:00AM +0000, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
>
> I think the point of this requirement is to support it we need buildds
> in the future for security fixes. Hence while I might like my mips box,
> etc. it would be irresponsible for us to do a release that we could not
> support in e.g. two years time when the motherboards of our buildds die.
Mips is extremely alive and it was a huge surprise if new mips-based
products weren't available ten years from now.
> Perhaps this clause could be refined, though: should it be a sub-arch
> requirement and not just an arch one; or could we specify that its OK to
> release if we have a given stock of replacement hardware available
> (e.g. given our good relationship with HP, its likely we could get
> sufficient Alpha hardware for several years after HP finally stop
> shipping Alphas).
The release team's announcement affects only hppa and alpha in the
forseeable future.
And in both cases an arrangement with HP could erase the problems.
> Regards
> Alastair McKinstry
cu
Adrian
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