Slackware x86 is abandoned?

WiseDraco · 03-27-2015, 07:27 AM

http://www.slackware.com/changelog/

?

hitest · 03-27-2015, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiseDraco

http://www.slackware.com/changelog/

?

The x86 link is still available.

http://slackware.osuosl.org/

solarfields · 03-27-2015, 07:34 AM

i came here to ask the same

frushiyama · 03-27-2015, 08:16 AM

Tree still online:
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/s.../ChangeLog.txt

genss · 03-27-2015, 09:44 AM

x86 is so last millennia

the3dfxdude · 03-27-2015, 09:46 AM

Probably a website script issue:
http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=i386

"ChangeLog for the current tree of Slackware Linux on x86 (32-bit) cannot be found. Consider emailing the webmaster"

Edit:
Or mirror trouble since the ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/ is down.

STDOUBT · 03-27-2015, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genss

x86 is so last millennia

Since I can't add more RAM to my trusty laptop, and I use dozens of programs which have no x86_64 versions, and "going multilib" seems like a time-sinking kludge, I, for one, am just not interested in leaving x86...I see no benefit.

kfritz · 03-27-2015, 10:19 AM

Maybe it's time to remove S/390 as well...

drmozes · 03-27-2015, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiseDraco

http://www.slackware.com/changelog/

?

If it was abandoned, you'd see an announcement.

It looks like the error checking in the script that pulls the change log for x86 doesn't work very well.

It's back now.

genss · 03-27-2015, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STDOUBT

Since I can't add more RAM to my trusty laptop, and I use dozens of programs which have no x86_64 versions, and "going multilib" seems like a time-sinking kludge, I, for one, am just not interested in leaving x86...I see no benefit.

was kidding
i myself got a "laptop" without PAE

hitest · 03-27-2015, 08:27 PM

I am thankful that Pat and the team continue to maintain the x86 branch. My old Acer netbook happily runs Slackware-current.

STDOUBT · 03-27-2015, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genss

was kidding
i myself got a "laptop" without PAE

That makes me happy for whatever reason ;-) Thank you.

vivanguarda · 03-28-2015, 11:45 PM

I am using and wine too!

This is my /proc/cpu-info command

processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 47
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1799.909
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2
syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm
bogomips : 3599.81
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm st

onebuck · 03-30-2015, 09:43 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by genss

x86 is so last millennia

A world community would have more x86 based machines therefore Slackware x86 should remain viable or useable by that community.

bassmadrigal · 03-30-2015, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genss

x86 is so last millennia

Kinda funny when you think that at the beginning of this milennia, x86_64 wasn't available anywhere. It was first introduced to the Linux kernel is 2001 and the hardware wasn't available until 2003.

The more you know...