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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) by zafiro17 on Friday November 11 2016, @05:33PM
I had that laptop too, and agree with you totally. That was the best laptop keyboard I ever used, and the hardware was lovely in other ways, too. The tiny, low-travel, flat-as-a-board keys Apple is putting on its modern laptops means I won't be able to buy a single one of them. I spend too much time on a computer to put up with shitty keyboards. This post comes to you via my work desktop, sporting a fancy mechanical key, ergonomic keyboard. Apple doesn't want me as its customer, which is fine now that its software offerings aren't that exciting or compelling anymore (itunes is a hog, iphoto now photos sucks balls, and pages has gotten worse, not better). I have fond memories of that G4, Rest in Piece.
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