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This has more to do with the 486 (or clones of it) having adoption in embedded platforms that run Linux than Linux being reluctant to let support for old consum
by Suzuran 4y ago
This has more to do with the 486 (or clones of it) having adoption in embedded platforms that run Linux than Linux being reluctant to let support for old consumer-oriented hardware die. For example, Linux doesn't even bother with attempting to mitigate speculative execution vulnerabilities on Intel processors running in 32-bit mode, you are just told you are vulnerable and that's that.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoWhat's the chicken and what's the egg? A large part of the reason that Linux is popular in embedded is because it has a long support period.
- Suzuran 4y agoMy point was that the support for 486 was being kept due to its embedded applications and not so someone with a 486-based desktop PC can expect to build a modern distribution on it and achieve full functionality equivalent to a modern machine.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoNot all comment replies are disagreements.