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Date:      Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:32:21 +0000
From:      "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
To:        "'freebsd-arch'" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Future of 32-bit platforms (including i386)
Message-ID:  <202304271732.33RHWLrw069782@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: <aaa3e005-5f72-f422-56b1-932842379e15@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <aaa3e005-5f72-f422-56b1-932842379e15@FreeBSD.org>

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John Baldwin writes:

> A larger question is what to do about 32-bit platforms moving forward.
> My proposal for powerpc, i386, and armv[67] is that we say publicly
> that we anticipate not supporting them in 15.

If we do, the first two questions we will get back are:

1. When does 15 happen ?

2. How long time will some branch of 14 be supported ?

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