Re: [RFC] : remove unreliable, unused and unmainained arch from kernel.

["Richard B. Johnson" <linux-os@analogic.com>]

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> On Apr 1, 2005 10:16 AM, Richard B. Johnson <linux-os@analogic.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Renate Meijer wrote:
> >
> > > On Apr 1, 2005, at 3:09 PM, linux-os wrote:
> > >
> > > > [PATCH snipped]
> > > >
> > > > Cruel joke. Now 80 percent of the Intel clones won't boot.
> > > > Those are the ones that run industry, you know, the stuff that
> > > > is necessary to earn money.
> > > >
> > > > Without i386 support, you don't have any embedded systems. You
> > > > need to use the garbage Motorola CPUs and the proprietary
> > > > operating systems in embedded stuff.
> > >
> > > Have you checked your calender yet?
> > I'm quite aware of the date and time, thank you. The 'i386 architecture
> > is the Intel-like stuff that doesn't have all the newer gee-whiz
> > things that are of little value in the embedded area.
> ...
> > So, basically, you guys think you can single-handedly
> > remove Linux from the embedded market and re-do it just
> > for servers? Or are you going to leave some capability
> > for desk-tops, too?
>
> Please check the calendar again. Don't worry about the year part,
> concentrate on the month and day... ;)
>
> --
> Dmitry
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