* Posts by tswsl

2 publicly visible posts • joined 7 Sep 2022

Linus Torvalds suggests the 80486 architecture belongs in a museum, not the Linux kernel

tswsl

Re: <raised eyebrow>

As I understand it, it's not so much that the code as compiled that is the concern and more about the need to ensure that changes made and features added will work within the limitations of those older processors when writing that code in the first place (or include workarounds as noted in the article).

So it's more of a burden on developers than anything else

CERN draws up shutdown plans to save energy

tswsl

Re: Isn't this normal?

"CERN officials are talking to representatives of France's state-run power company EDF SA to arrange a day's warning should a shutdown become necessary to save power."

So it sounds like this is about arrangements to shut down experiments at (relatively) short notice in addition to the usual YETS period.