Fwd: Re: Proposal to drop 32-bit Ubuntu GNOME support after 18.04 LTS

[Tim]

It is somewhat impossible to get solid stats due to the distributed 
nature of OSS.  There is no way to track downloads from all the mirrors, 
or how many users we have.


We still have users using 32-bit on amd64 capable hardware, but if you 
exclude them the number on 32-bit only hardware by 2021 should be minimal.


There are plenty of distro's/spins who focus is on supporting legacy 
hardware.


Tim


On 29/03/17 16:08, Thomas A. Kovacs wrote:
>
> Hi, I wanted to respond but I am not allowed to do so.
>
> Perhaps the idea of getting the discussion down to facts is 
> interesting - this is why I write this mail.
>
> Best regards, Thomas
>
>
>
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> Betreff: 	Re: Proposal to drop 32-bit Ubuntu GNOME support after 18.04 
> LTS
> Datum: 	Wed, 29 Mar 2017 05:03:03 +0000
> Von: 	ubuntu-gnome-owner at lists.ubuntu.com
> An: 	thomas.kovacs at tak21.de
>
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> Re: Proposal to drop 32-bit Ubuntu GNOME support after 18.04 LTS
> Von:
> "Thomas A. Kovacs" <thomas.kovacs at tak21.de>
> Datum:
> 29.03.2017 07:02
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> An:
> ubuntu-gnome at lists.ubuntu.com
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>
> Dear all,
>
> I am a Ubuntu-Gnome user for only about 1.5 years. There was a 
> necessary to switch due to my feeling that the other operating systems 
> on the market are not suiting my needs. When I completely switched 
> about 11 month ago  I "forced" my family - as being their personal 
> admin - to follow. And non of us (6 people, 3 generations) regraded 
> that step. So for all the effort from the people making Ubuntu Gnome 
> possible: THANK YOU!
>
> For this running discussion I am missing facts and figures.
> How many people are currently using the 32bit version of Ubuntu Gnome?
> How many downloads of - say 17.04 beta - have you had? (Per 
> day/week/month?)
> How are these numbers compared to the 64 bit version?
>
> With these numbers it would be possible to get a feeling of how big 
> the impact would be. And I know that if I would be "the only person 
> using 32 bit" left it would still hurt, if someone told me I am 
> "unwanted", but at least it would be easier to understand the "why". 
> And there are active distros that are specialized on older computer 
> hardware (most of them Debian based, but they do not use Gnome as it 
> is too resource intensive).
>
> Best regards, Thomas