[lubuntu-devel] Lubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 15, Issue 7

Thu Dec 22 17:51:58 UTC 2016

Still in Debian (Stable) I would think.

Henk

Op 2016-12-22 om 14:08 schreef jim northrop:
> Does this mean my Lubuntu 16.10 install is the final version for my 
> PPC Apple iMac ?
>
> Does anyone know of another PPC distro i can swap to if this is the case?
>
> thx
>
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>        1.  Fwd: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture from  future Ubuntu
>           releases (Simon Quigley)
>        2. Re:  Fwd: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture from future
>           Ubuntu releases (Nio Wiklund)
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>     Message: 1
>     Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:16:36 -0600
>     From: Simon Quigley <tsimonq2 at lubuntu.me <mailto:tsimonq2 at lubuntu.me>>
>     To: lubuntu-devel <lubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:lubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>>
>     Subject: [lubuntu-devel] Fwd: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture
>             from    future Ubuntu releases
>     Message-ID: <eb29c723-aae2-28e5-aade-77eadda8b332 at lubuntu.me
>     <mailto:eb29c723-aae2-28e5-aade-77eadda8b332 at lubuntu.me>>
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>     I believe this directly affects us.
>
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>     Subject: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture from future Ubuntu
>     releases
>     Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:10:20 -0600
>     From: Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:steve.langasek at ubuntu.com>>
>     Reply-To: ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com
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>     Dear developers,
>
>     Given the recent announcement that the powerpc architecture would
>     be dropped
>     =66rom the upcoming Debian release[1], there has been a good deal of
>     discussion about the future of this architecture in Ubuntu as well,
>     including a session at last month's Ubuntu Online Summit[2] and
>     several
>     discussions during Technical Board meetings.
>
>     Unlike the ppc64el architecture, there is no longer upstream
>     support for the
>     32-bit, big-endian powerpc architecture; so its continuation in
>     Ubuntu would
>     be dependent on identifying a community of contributors willing to
>     invest in
>     keeping this port in working order, to carry it forward without it
>     negatively impacting Ubuntu development as a whole.
>
>     We thank the Linux PowerPC community for their support of Ubuntu
>     over the
>     years.  However, efforts since UOS to identify participants for such
>     community support going forward have led to the inevitable
>     conclusion that
>     the powerpc port in Ubuntu has reached the end of its useful lifespan.
>
>     The Technical Board has therefore determined that the powerpc port
>     should
>     not be included in the Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) release.  In support
>     of this,
>     powerpc will be dropped as an architecture in zesty as of Feature
>     Freeze[3].
>
>     The powerpc architecture will continue to be supported as part of
>     existing
>     stable releases.  Since powerpc is included in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
>     security
>     updates for existing packages can be expected until April 2021. 
>     We believe
>     this should provide users of Ubuntu powerpc adequate time to plan a
>     migration off of this architecture.
>
>     On behalf of the Technical Board,
>     --=20
>     Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a
>     Free OS
>     Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move
>     the world.
>     Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/
>     slangasek at ubuntu.com <mailto:slangasek at ubuntu.com>
>     vorlon at debian.org <mailto:vorlon at debian.org>
>
>     [1]
>     https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/10/msg00008.html
>     <https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/10/msg00008.html>
>     [2]
>     http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1611/meeting/22714/architecture-discussion=
>     s/
>     <http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1611/meeting/22714/architecture-discussion=%0As/>
>     [3] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/ReleaseSchedule
>     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/ReleaseSchedule>
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>     Message: 2
>     Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 06:02:31 +0100
>     From: Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
>     <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>>
>     To: Simon Quigley <tsimonq2 at lubuntu.me
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>     Subject: Re: [lubuntu-devel] Fwd: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture
>             from future Ubuntu releases
>     Message-ID: <f5e42fb3-a892-89e0-4cdc-be5bd32df46c at gmail.com
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>     Den 2016-12-22 kl. 01:16, skrev Simon Quigley:
>     > I believe this directly affects us.
>     >
>     >
>     > -------- Forwarded Message --------
>     > Subject: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture from future Ubuntu
>     releases
>     > Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:10:20 -0600
>     > From: Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:steve.langasek at ubuntu.com>>
>     > Reply-To: ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
>     > To: ubuntu-devel-announce at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:ubuntu-devel-announce at lists.ubuntu.com>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
>     Hi Simon,
>
>     "Given the recent announcement that the powerpc architecture would be
>     dropped from the upcoming Debian release, there has been a good
>     deal of
>     discussion about the future of this architecture in Ubuntu as well,
>     including a session at last month's Ubuntu Online Summit[2] and
>     several
>     discussions during Technical Board meetings.
>
>     Unlike the ppc64el architecture, there is no longer upstream
>     support for
>     the 32-bit, big-endian powerpc architecture; so its continuation in
>     Ubuntu would be dependent on identifying a community of contributors
>     willing to invest in keeping this port in working order, to carry it
>     forward without it negatively impacting Ubuntu development as a whole.
>
>     We thank the Linux PowerPC community for their support of Ubuntu over
>     the years.  However, efforts since UOS to identify participants
>     for such
>     community support going forward have led to the inevitable conclusion
>     that the powerpc port in Ubuntu has reached the end of its useful
>     lifespan.
>
>     The Technical Board has therefore determined that the powerpc port
>     should not be included in the Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) release."
>
>     -o-
>
>     My comments are
>
>     1. Yes, this is the inevitable conclusion.
>
>     2. I'm glad that i386 alias 32-bit for Intel and AMD PC computers and
>     the Lubuntu alternate iso files will still be developed for new
>     versions.
>
>     Best regards
>     Nio
>
>
>
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