On 05/28/2014 09:56 AM, Jim Perrin wrote: > > On 05/26/2014 07:18 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> On 05/26/2014 07:47 PM, g wrote: >>> On 05/26/14 22:21, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>> I am digging a bit into RHEL 7 roadmap info. >>>> >>>> It seems there are statements that RHEL 7 will only support 64 bit. Is >>>> this corrent, and what for Centos 7? >>>> >>>> Also the ARM info I found was the target is ARMv8 which is 64 bit, not >>>> the ARMv7 which is 32bit. >>>> >>>> Any clearification is appreciated. >>> "just the facts", Robert, >>> >>> main page: >>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/ >>> >>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7-Beta/html/7.0_Release_Notes/index.html >>> >>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7-Beta/html/7.0_Release_Notes/chap-architectures.html >>> >>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7-Beta/html/7.0_Release_Notes/chap-capabilities_and_limits.html >>> >> So goodby to 32 bit hardware. Thus RHEL/Centos 6 will be around a while >> longer. > Keep in mind that we have a 32bit SIG for CentOS 7. So you should be > able to update if you want to. What is 'SIG'? Will I be able to do an install of Centos7 on i386 system? >> We will have to see where the ARM talk goes. RIght now 'most' hardware >> is armv7, not v8. > With el6, arm was out of reach. It required too many code changes to > really call it 'CentOS' as an end product. Gathered as much. I believe it is called Redsleeve rather than Centos :) > CentOS 7 seems to (per the > beta and rc) require far less changes, so we'll be actively taking a > look at both v7 and v8 to see what's feasible. Starting to see v8 systems in plans, but I have not seen prices. I can afford v7 systems. Got myself a Cubieboard2 with case and power for $90 in the US. If I had been willing to order from China, I may have saved $10 and waited 6-8 weeks. I have a couple SATA drives for starters, but even a 500GB sata is only $40. But the Cubieboard2 is for testing both Android and Fedora, at 1Gb memory it is a little light for a full Centos server. Thus the Cubietruck which comes in at ~$20 more, but still a v7. What will their Allwinner A80 based system cost? Should know that before the summer is out. But v7s will be the platform for 'simple' things like NASs and PBXs, etc. Now if I can only find a 4 port board to add, then I could be building a router as well...