Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made arstechnica.com 19 points by jnord 13 hours ago
accrual 8 hours ago Impressively long support. OpenBSD dropped support for i486 in 6.8, a bit under 5 years before Linux did (Oct 18, 2020). This happened when it was decided to ensure 64-bit atomics were always available.
worthless-trash 12 hours ago Is it common for os vendors to support 18 year old dead hardware when it has no financial incentive to do so?
21 comments a couple days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43928570
Impressively long support. OpenBSD dropped support for i486 in 6.8, a bit under 5 years before Linux did (Oct 18, 2020). This happened when it was decided to ensure 64-bit atomics were always available.
Is it common for os vendors to support 18 year old dead hardware when it has no financial incentive to do so?