Re: [PATCH] x86: Drop 32-bit support ... finally.

Theodore Ts'o
2015-04-01T15:42:43Z

On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 03:41:55PM +0100, One Thousand Gnomes wrote:
>
> I think a lot of us working on other free Unixlike OS platforms have
> reached a similar conclusion. It's a natural segmentation. The final
> commit should include the following helpful table
>
>
> Bits Free Unixlike OS
> ---------------------------------
> 8bit FUZIX
> 16bit ELKS
> 32bit NetBSD/FreeBSD
> 64bit Linux
>
> (For 18 and 36bit consult a specialist.. probably a medical one)

Hey! My father still has a PDP-15/30, complete with core memory, 4
DECtape units, and a high speed punched paper tape reader, all in
a really tiny footprint of 4 full-height 19 inch racks, in his house.
It hasn't been turned on in over a decade, but doesn't deserve a Free
Unixlike OS of its own? :-)

- Ted