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The exact release date of the Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" distribution has not yet been announced, but we're now fully aware of the supported hardware architectures, which include 64-bit (amd64), 32-bit (i386), AArch64 (ARM64), MIPS, MIPS 64-bit Little Endian (mips64el), Armel, ARMhf, IMB System z (s390x), MIPS Little Endian (MIPSel), and PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (ppc64el).
[...] The Debian Project [has] decided that it's time to deprecate the support for the PowerPC (PPC) hardware architecture from the Debian GNU/Linux operating system, starting with the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" release. Also in question is if the PPC (PowerPC) port will remain an architecture in the main FTP archive of the GNU/Linux distribution.
That being said, if you're currently using Debian on a PowerPC computer, you should be aware of the fact that you won't be able to upgrade to Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" when it's officially released. However, that should not be an issue because the Debian GNU/Linux 8 "Jessie" release should receive support for at least a couple of years.
Will this affect any Soylentils?
Are there Soylentils running a PowerPC who have already abandoned Debian because of other issues?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @11:38PM
SYSTEMD HAS MADE ME ANGRY AND I"VE ALREADY ABANDONED DEBIAN FOR A BETTER OS!
Ok now that that's over... serious discussions can occur below.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Pav on Thursday November 10 2016, @11:48PM
Posted from Devuan, systemd free but still based on Debian Jessie and supposedly supporting as many architectures, so it's still an issue. :)