04-21-2019, 03:08 PM
[member=9257]fvroig[/member] ,
Linux Lite is dropping 32-bit versions because Ubuntu is dropping 32-bit versions. And for the record, though Linux Lite is well suited to run on old hardware, that has never been its stated focus. Lightweight? Yes. But Linux Lite is not catering to hardware relics. Linux Lite is catering to the new Linux convert from Windows or Mac.
I have relatively recent hardware, and I prefer to not have my computing experience bogged down with unnecessary slowness. Underneath the desktop environment, it's the same Linux anyway. With Linux Lite, you get a faster Linux than you would with a KDE or Gnome desktop environment.
The 3.x series of Linux Lite will still get security updates until April 2021. That's 2 more years for those who must have a 32-bit version of Linux Lite. It has been a while since chip manufacturers made 32-bit only processors for PCs. They've had a good run. Better than video cassette recorders, but you wouldn't insist that the next Iron Man movie be released on a VHS VCR tape, would you? It is time to move on. It is time that the developers get to focus their energy on producing one strong release instead of dividing their time into two releases.
Linux Lite is dropping 32-bit versions because Ubuntu is dropping 32-bit versions. And for the record, though Linux Lite is well suited to run on old hardware, that has never been its stated focus. Lightweight? Yes. But Linux Lite is not catering to hardware relics. Linux Lite is catering to the new Linux convert from Windows or Mac.
I have relatively recent hardware, and I prefer to not have my computing experience bogged down with unnecessary slowness. Underneath the desktop environment, it's the same Linux anyway. With Linux Lite, you get a faster Linux than you would with a KDE or Gnome desktop environment.
The 3.x series of Linux Lite will still get security updates until April 2021. That's 2 more years for those who must have a 32-bit version of Linux Lite. It has been a while since chip manufacturers made 32-bit only processors for PCs. They've had a good run. Better than video cassette recorders, but you wouldn't insist that the next Iron Man movie be released on a VHS VCR tape, would you? It is time to move on. It is time that the developers get to focus their energy on producing one strong release instead of dividing their time into two releases.
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