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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made (arstechnica.com)
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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ridiculous

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you saying you think it's ridiculous to end support "already"?

I think it's likely that anyone still using 486s isn't updating software anyway, so it's unlikely to matter aside from niches like retro devices. Luckily, open source means that if there's a genuine desire there'll probably be a fork to provide it.