I read an entry today at the Debian review / information site that tells that Debian Etch, the next major version of the Linux distribution will have number of supported platforms reduced to eight, down from twelve in the current version.
The dropped platforms are those based on the ARM, Motorola 68k, IBM S/390 and Sun SPARC architectures.
According to Steve Langasek, a release manager at Debian
I think it's a good move, simply because it frees up more development and testing time on the more widely used platforms
The dropped platforms are those based on the ARM, Motorola 68k, IBM S/390 and Sun SPARC architectures.
According to Steve Langasek, a release manager at Debian
The list of supported platforms for Etch is not final ? if architectures stop meeting particular criteria they may be dropped in the future.
I think it's a good move, simply because it frees up more development and testing time on the more widely used platforms