On 03/06/2019 12:32, Fabian Arrotin wrote:
On 03/06/2019 09:38, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
CentOS 7 supports several architectures:
- x86-64
- aarch64
- ppc64le
- armhfp
- i386
- ppc64
- power9
Perhaps we should start by looking at that list and deciding which of them will be supported in el8.
Are all of ppc64le/ppc64 and power9 all going to be valid architectures in el8?
Is it now time to retire i386 - 32 bit Intel? The last mainstream Intel processors that were 32 bit only were manufactured in 2005. Yes, there are some outliers like laptop chips and a few ancient atoms that were 32 bit only for a few more years but the majority of 32 bit only processors are now 14 years old and will be 24 by the time CentOS 8 goes EOL. I would suggest that this is put out to grass and left to die. CentOS 7 i386 will be still be around until 2024 when those 32 bit processors will be close to 20 years old.
Trevor