OT: Survey on "Still running PPC?"--ToriOS for PPC!!???

[Israel]

Hi Fritz,
as you may recall I have an iBook, so I have a vested interest in making
a PPC version available.
The only issue (currently) is that making a PPA for PPC is not possible.
So, I would need to remake the packages by hand for each update for JWM
or the settings manager or the scripts, and we would have to figure out
how to send those to the user.

So... basically... if we can set up our own repository to host PPC
packages, or find someone who is willing to host PPC stuff it will be
very easy to keep up to date as all the code for everything is on
launchpad and github already.

So short answer:
I am determined to make at least 1 image for PPC.... but it will
probably not be until we get to Beta... though I may do it sooner, as my
one iBook can ONLY run 12.04 due to the sound issue.


On 10/22/2014 12:24 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
>
> Top posting, for speed.
>
> @Ali:
>
> Question on ToriOS, I checked the web site, just wondering if ToriOS
> will have a PPC offering . . . as it looks like ubuntu is formally
> ending their support for PPC with 14.04???  Seems like there are a
> number of AmigaOne folks that could have machines running for quite
> awhile . . . would ToriOS be a viable option for them?
>
> But, also, agreed that 12.04 seems the best base for "older" machines
> such as PPC iBooks, iMacs, etc . . . 14.04 seemed to be glitchy on the
> iBook . . . might roll back to a 12.04 system until the endless sleep
> hits my iBook.
>
> F
>
>
>     On 10/22/2014 03:53 AM, Lars Nood?n wrote:
>     > There is still a fair amount of 32-bit x86 hardware in use
>     around here.
>     >   But these machines are all old now.  How long are they likely
>     to last?
>     >   Here is a survey on considering 16.04 LTS be the last release
>     of Ubuntu
>     > with 32-bit images to run on 32-bit only machines:
>     >
>     > https://bryanquigley.com/crazy-ideas/still-running-32-bit-ubuntu
>
>     It is good idea to run such surveys and it is good point to bring
>     on the
>     table. Old machines should not go to trash unless these are 100%
>     dead. I
>     realized that even Lubuntu or other distributions won't be helpful in
>     the coming years and for that, I have created this project:
>     http://torios.org/ which is still Alpha at the moment but we are
>     moving
>     forward with solid steps and Beta is just around the corner. Now,
>     ToriOS
>     is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which is well-known to be better on old
>     hardware than 14.04 LTS and for that reason, I insisted to base ToriOS
>     on 12.04 and the team has agreed. Now, what could happen when 16.04 is
>     out and just in case Canonical decided to end the 32bit support by
>     that
>     cycle? or perhaps even before that? 14.04 LTS could be the last
>     one? who
>     knows? not to worry, ToriOS will make sure that old machines will stay
>     in service as long as possible. Only time can tell and prove that :)
>
>
>
>
>


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Regards

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