Re: [PATCH 17/27] ppc: Remove T1023RBD boards and T1024RDB_SECURE_BOOT

Tom Rini
2021-07-15T21:06:14Z

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On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 10:24:09AM +0200, gianluca wrote:

> Hello list!
> I know this mail will be OT, but I am worried about what will happen to a
> new project using the PowerPC T2080,e6500 64-bit PPC on this web site:
>
> https://www.powerpc-notebook.org
>
> I suspect the same architecture will be move outside the official Linux
> release when the same device-model will not match the kernel. And this will
> be a pity for all people who are believe on architectures and the power of
> opensource other than x86 and arm processors.
>
> So, this project will be a no-go or dead project before it will be launched.
>
> Are my worries overkill?
>
> I hope so.

The platform can come back if someone is going to be actively
maintaining the support. No one had been doing that, so I'm not sure
what hidden breakage existed underneath the technical debt.

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Tom

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