i586 kernel [was Re: Module symbol versions in installer kernel]

Matthew Miller mattdm at mattdm.org
Sat May 15 21:32:30 UTC 2004


On Sat, May 15, 2004 at 11:26:47PM +0200, Jos Vos wrote:
> Well, please remember that all kinds of special devices (SBC's etc.)
> still often have i386 or i486-compatible CPU's and are very well
> suited for use with Linux.  This could be covered by a Lite-version
> or so, but keep in mind that these systems do exists *and* are used.

Hadn't left my mind. However, I don' think that those systems should
necessarily be a focus of the _core_ Fedora project.

> I think often Debian is used for these systems, but I'm not a Debian
> fan and I think we should have something to choose anyway.

There's hundreds of distributions.


> The world just does not only consists of "PC's" in the literal meaning.

I ain't arguin' with that. :)

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