> In this case it doesn't 'matter' it is a small segment of users. It is > a > segment of our maintainers who are. We either have to listen to them, 'fire > them', or buy them replacement hardware. Since we are already overloaded, > firing them has not been on the table. Buying replacement hardware is > expensive in multiple ways (time, capex, and various legal aspects). That > leaves listening to the maintainers.
At the risk of overextending an already well-elaborated thread, I would like to point out that my main workstation, for Fedora packaging and other purposes, has an Intel Q6600 (Core 2 Quad) that does NOT meet the requirements for x86_64-v2. I built it in 2007, and it has exceeded all expectations for how long it would remain useful. The desktop I maintain for my parents uses an AMD Phenom II X4 965 processor, circa 2009-2010, and it doesn’t support x86_64-v2 either—but it just keeps on working. Now, I can afford to replace my own workstation if I must—and I’m planning to do so in another year or two when the rolling component shortages settle out a little—but I suspect there are still many others like me, some of whom might not be in a position to just sigh and buy new hardware. Even for those who can, the pandemic and the crypto crazes have made it an exceptionally bad time to be forced into an upgrade. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
