Comment on Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 12 hours agoI would really want to know what kind of a use-case results in using a 386 or 486 computer in 2026 in such a manner that not being able to install the latest kernel updates would be in any way be an actual issue.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 10 hours ago
Anything you still need a 486 for outside of hardware edge cases is handled far better and faster by a Pi Zero W. Thing is, they won’t be running Linux in that case, given vendor lock-in.
DdCno1@beehaw.org 1 hour ago
Sometimes, the issue is certification, e.g. for aerospace and medical applications - although these systems tend to run on decades-old software anyway (since changes to the software also need to be certified, which rarely happens), so it’s not like this has an actual impact.