On 2025-08-13 12:06 +0200, Programowanie i Granie wrote:
Keeping i386 around isn’t just about nostalgia. We’re talking less e-waste (Mother Earth will thank you),
Probably not actually. Whilst there is an e-waste argument, the fact is that 64-bit machines use much less power than old i386 boxes so you are probably doing more environmental harm than good at this point by keeping it/them going.
plus giving people with tight budgets a shot at decent, up-to-date software.
There is loads of old 64-bit hardware that can be had at freecycle prices to replace the power-hungry i386 kit you are still running. Obviously this is a pain, but the time has come to make a plan for this transition. I retired my last i386 machines this year on that basis. (But I have still got one arm box still doing useful work (yes, that's 'arm'. not even 'armel': it stopped getting updates a very long time ago)). Wookey -- Principal hats: Debian, Wookware http://wookware.org/
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