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Date:      Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:44:42 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        void <void@f-m.fm>
Cc:        "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Future of armv7
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfqqWET_F54%2Bf8JKkdCbg7BYt-F5FOEXrPg6u7EwtUjWqg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 11:31 AM void <void@f-m.fm> wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 10:05:00AM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
>
> >So (1) is true since we have users, but their numbers are dwindling. All
> >the data we have shows this. Some people are still using it, but it's a
> lot
> >fewer than 2 years ago.
>
> How would you know? I'm genuinely interested in how and where from
> and/or how derived you'd get or otherwise determine "the data"
> in this context.
>

Community surveys, show of hands at conferences, mailing list traffic and
armv7 package downloads (this is second hand).

Warner

>

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<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 11:31 AM void &lt;<a href="mailto:void@f-m.fm">void@f-m.fm</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 10:05:00AM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt;So (1) is true since we have users, but their numbers are dwindling. All<br>
&gt;the data we have shows this. Some people are still using it, but it&#39;s a lot<br>
&gt;fewer than 2 years ago. <br>
<br>
How would you know? I&#39;m genuinely interested in how and where from<br>
and/or how derived you&#39;d get or otherwise determine &quot;the data&quot;<br>
in this context.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Community surveys, show of hands at conferences, mailing list traffic and armv7 package downloads (this is second hand).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warner</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote></div></div></div>
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