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Linux Kernel ends i486 support - eighteen years after its discontinuation, thirty-six years after its initial release

Posted by AndreasChris
Tags: open source, hardware, linux.kernel, operating systems, x86, mailing lists, processors, i486, microsoft, windows, author.ingo molnar, source.kernel, short read
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250425084216.3913608-1-mingo@kernel.org/

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    AndreasChris
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    In itself that's not particularly groundbreaking news, but I found it funny to highlight this change in the light of Microsofts recent push to phase out hardware that's only a few years old. Take...

    In itself that's not particularly groundbreaking news, but I found it funny to highlight this change in the light of Microsofts recent push to phase out hardware that's only a few years old.

    Take that Microsoft. Just 3 decades short of pulling even. :D

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    1. slade
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      For profit vs for passion

      For profit vs for passion

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