On 8/24/12, Bernd Petrovitsch <be...@petrovitsch.priv.at> wrote: > What do you mean with "Linux"? The Linux kernel as such? Some (and > which) distributions? Linux kernel first, distributions and software will follow > > And you obviously never thought about embedded devices. > Servers, laptops, notebooks and desktop computers are not the whole > computing world - and from the pure numbers not even the majority BTW. I don't request dropping support for ARM and other platforms which are still in production
> Please proof that it will be developed "faster" (whatever that means > to you). Thank you. Developers won't have to maintain e.g. x86-32 assembler code and can work on x32 and x86-64 instead. > So you want the Linux kernel people to drop support for some > architecture in the hope others follow (because you will consequently > send mails there with "the Linux kernel dropped the support, you should > too" hoping that some other software will be developed > "faster" (whatever that means to you)? exactly > *If* you really miss something in some other parts (compilers, > virtualization, ...) or they developing to slow *for you*, help them and > send patches there but do not try to lure others into fighting your > cause. I don't have knowledge about compilers and virtualization. I work on general GUI applications (Java and C++) and web pages. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
