Code:
root@zaden-142:~# cat /etc/slackware-version
Slackware 14.2
Code:
root@zaden-142:~# uptime
16:37:17 up 309 days, 4:53, 3 users, load average: 0.06, 0.15, 0.17
root@zaden-142:~# strings /proc/device-tree/model /proc/cpuinfo
Globalscale Technologies SheevaPlug
processor : 0
model name : Feroceon 88FR131 rev 1 (v5l)
BogoMIPS : 1191.11
Features : swp half thumb fastmult edsp
CPU implementer : 0x56
CPU architecture: 5TE
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0x131
CPU revision : 1
Hardware : Marvell Kirkwood (Flattened Device Tree)
Revision : 0000
Serial : 0000000000000000
Just to lose the uptime is sad enough in its own right (thank's for your donations which paid for a UPS to achieve such uptime), but it only gets worse: It's a sad day, for today I announce that Slackware ARM 14.2 will reach the end of life on 1st March 2023:
Code:
root@zaden-142:~# sed -n '/##/,/##/p' ~/armedslack/slackwarearm-14.2/ChangeLog.txt
################################################################################
# IMPENDING EOL (END OF LIFE) FOR SLACKWARE ARM v14.2 #
# #
# Effective March 1st, 2023, security patches and fixes will no longer be #
# provided for Slackware ARM v14.2. #
# #
# If you are still running this version, you should consider upgrading to the #
# the latest stable release (currently Slackware 15.0 at the time of writing). #
# Alternately, you may make arrangements to handle your own security patches. #
################################################################################
This does not affect x86/64.
If you'd like to know more about it,
jump to here in the latest vlog episode; but essentially apart from it costing money to run, the main thing is that the Kernel is already out of support. Re-basing the Kernel makes no sense on a 7 year old release, especially when there's already been newer OS release.
Now I'm looking forward to spending time on the 64bit development! :-)
