Comment on Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 weeks agoAnything 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 2 weeks 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.