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Re: Shall we drop i386 / 32-bit? If you think no, please test

To: Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>
From: Clay Weber <clay@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 06:55:42 -0400
Cc: Kubuntu Developer Discussion <kubuntu-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kubuntu-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kubuntu user technical support <kubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The lack of testers, the lack of bug reports, and the lack of response here seem to indicate that i386 users in our community are a rather tiny group. One that is likely shrinking even more.

The short lifespans of non-LTS releases do not help, either. Perhaps dropping support now may  be the best time to pull the plug.On Jun 29, 2017 4:33 PM, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello folks, Art Alpha 1 is released today: release notes: 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha1/Kubuntu 
>
> Please report test results here: 
> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/378/builds 
>
> If we don't get complete test coverage on the i386 test cases, I think 
> we should drop it now. the KCI doesn't build the images, we get no 
> questions about 32-bit any more, and it is in general a pain to 
> support. 
>
> Is there any reason to keep it? 
>
> Valorie 
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