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Date:      Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:09:12 -0400
From:      Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
To:        "Aaron C. de Bruyn" <aaron@heyaaron.com>
Cc:        Luke Crooks <luke@solentwholesale.com>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Old Stuff
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Yes, to reduce the code base complexity so that resources can be focused on
a smaller code base.

On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 3:06 PM Aaron C. de Bruyn <aaron@heyaaron.com>
wrote:

> Ubuntu made the decision, then rolled it back (partially) due to community
> outcry. (https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support/)
> If your reason for wanting to drop support is "Ubuntu is doing it", my
> response would be "cool story bro".
> Can you state what you are trying to accomplish by dropping support so the
> merits can be debated?
>
> -A
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 11:47 AM Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I am and am not. Ubuntu has made this choice recently. I doubt I am alone
>> in my thinking. I fully expected instant pushback on both suggestions.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 13:29 Luke Crooks <luke@solentwholesale.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Clearly you underestimate the technical debt for both hardware and
>> > software technologies, still very much in use today.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Luke Crooks
>> > Solent Wholesale Carpets
>> >
>> > On Wed, 24 Jul 2019, 17:58 Robert Simmons, <rsimmons0@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I wonder if FreeBSD should drop support for 32bit? Clean out and remove
>> >> all
>> >> of it. It should make the code base easier to maintain, cleaner, and
>> >> safer.
>> >>
>> >> In this same vein, let's deprecate and remove things like telnet and
>> ftp.
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