On 11 Jul 2003, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:
> >
> > Also, the only real point of a stable release is for distribution makers.
> > That pretty much cuts the list of "needs to be supported" down to x86,
> > ia64, x86-64 and possibly sparc/alpha.
>
> No ppc, ppc64, s390?
Do we have distributions that intend to make releases using those? I
suspect not, but hey, don't get me wrong: I'd love to see them working
out-of-the-box.
It's purely a matter of priorities. The only architecture that really
_has_ to be stable is x86. Others are determined largely by whether they
get their own testing done, and companies and individuals being willing to
put the resources down.
Linus
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