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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Please keep 32-bits alive
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 09:31:46AM +0200, Jaromil wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017, Hendrik Boom wrote:
>
> > Please help keep 32-bit architecture alive. I've been running
> > Devuan since the alpha-2 release.
>
> Knowing well the aims and values of our team I can already say noone
> is intentioned in dropping 32bit. The only constraints affecting our
> priorities are due to availability of people working with us towards
> such common goals.
>
> To keep the 32bit alive is a new challenge the Devuan team is willing
> to take up and I believe that, once we are done powering up our
> infrastructure, we'll be able to facilitate even more participation.
>
> At this stage people and can help us joining the development team to
> help with package maintainance, organisations and companies can help
> us donating an hosted server, everyone can help us with donations and
> perhaps even bigger sponsorships. The 32bit preservation challenge is
> a new one justifying such a request for even more support.


How much source code actually cares whether pointers are 32 or 64 bits?
How many packages are ctually affected?
Any guesses?

-- hendrik