<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#073763">Does this mean my Lubuntu 16.10 install is the final version for my PPC Apple iMac ? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#073763"> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#073763">Does anyone know of another PPC distro i can swap to if this is the case?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#073763"> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#073763">thx</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On 22 December 2016 at 13:00, <<a href="mailto:lubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">lubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send Lubuntu-devel mailing list submissions to <a href="mailto:lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-devel</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to <a href="mailto:lubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> You can reach the person managing the list at <a href="mailto:lubuntu-devel-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-devel-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Lubuntu-devel digest..." Today's Topics: 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:16:36 -0600 From: Simon Quigley <<a href="mailto:tsimonq2@lubuntu.me">tsimonq2@lubuntu.me</a>> To: lubuntu-devel <<a href="mailto:lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Subject: [lubuntu-devel] Fwd: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture from future Ubuntu releases Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:eb29c723-aae2-28e5-aade-77eadda8b332@lubuntu.me">eb29c723-aae2-28e5-aade-77eadda8b332@lubuntu.me</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" 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 <<a href="mailto:steve.langasek@ubuntu.com">steve.langasek@ubuntu.com</a>> Reply-To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com</a> -------------- next part -------------- --xuhpvoernxpzmlcu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 <a href="http://www.debian.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.debian.org/</a> <a href="mailto:slangasek@ubuntu.com">slangasek@ubuntu.com</a> <a href="mailto:vorlon@debian.org">vorlon@debian.org</a> [1] <a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/10/msg00008.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/10/msg00008.html</a> [2] <a href="http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1611/meeting/22714/architecture-discussion= s/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1611/meeting/22714/architecture-discussion= s/</a> [3] <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/ReleaseSchedule" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/ReleaseSchedule</a> --xuhpvoernxpzmlcu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYWxnsAAoJEFaNMPMhshM9okEP/iuyun/qyvyX1w2PqjMitmlC 6MUZ1hlHfxlhGfHwl4roHpN7AudlbnMx2f8gtm0SbtLvv88xyN94Ek+TMA8dz6gv 1gdOox8HntJkJbeYCtG3FtqPq9GobOzuq5J82bm2tKn6hnHuEJTHgRQbsT1BVsKO Xum7pFEzuqkABw2YVQ+KK8tbqOGCahxTebTbncKAiJU9BkI9jgDhFHAbj+VYexdd pu6tOiSoRI3fT0h9O2hwvEKRZw4Fm8JsSb9L7aPHZN4jqlz0K7JaKPZ4IcM+gPiN dh0yzPt4PwE5j+R3pI26j+UMQwxTmJopRdPH5S3TK5h3TTFsRAlujmuqQ7g93mwQ 4ZmD7JWTpjzrRMOkZMmMk43thfisvk89p8+tTIZLMXNaWPxaf3BuxmLOOcFrN1jD q1GXXVM+a3kBjSjze0ZvxZuMCoddFWynbXoykPGQ1QmtDte8fkTBxp8aXDLH1vTk ImxqFu9RL7Ul5Nd/sAb0pkkzEqrkRl7R3KPcHXjbamTUkULx5a8zHWxSCTmTBArm A9ayLQkDbt+g3FEBYouE1H5dnoshgJ1Wh5PqHTx7XKVHOQs+Q/PU+4d3LGumpLqz obovAa/Cfjj+S+1fkAJtdLiqltRd2zFRv++8yQvjXRnMDfxRXXZa0QOFvG3vK79j bY3kszqg45pZHpjYd4fq =Jgp8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xuhpvoernxpzmlcu-- -------------- next part -------------- -- ubuntu-devel-announce mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce</a> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 06:02:31 +0100 From: Nio Wiklund <<a href="mailto:nio.wiklund@gmail.com">nio.wiklund@gmail.com</a>> To: Simon Quigley <<a href="mailto:tsimonq2@lubuntu.me">tsimonq2@lubuntu.me</a>>, lubuntu-devel <<a href="mailto:lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Subject: Re: [lubuntu-devel] Fwd: Removing 32-bit powerpc architecture from future Ubuntu releases Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:f5e42fb3-a892-89e0-4cdc-be5bd32df46c@gmail.com">f5e42fb3-a892-89e0-4cdc-be5bd32df46c@gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed 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 <<a href="mailto:steve.langasek@ubuntu.com">steve.langasek@ubuntu.com</a>> > Reply-To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > > 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 ------------------------------ -- Lubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">Lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-devel</a> End of Lubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 15, Issue 7 ******************************************** </blockquote></div> </div>