On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 2:43 PM, x3 dre <x3dre@???> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm looking around to find out information why, tails is going to dropping 32 bit cpu's ?
>
> As I know many people around the world that rely on older 32 cpu chipset and other distributions like tails and others.
>
> It just seems those poorer people, will be locked out because of cost, and their pockets not to be able to purchase secondhand 64 bit machines, which could be a few months salary in some cases, especially in countries that are dictatorial and where corrupt govs operate.
>
> Can you tell me the rationale behind this move?
>
> tia
>
> x3dre
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See
https://tails.boum.org/news/Tails_3.0_will_require_a_64-bit_processor/index.en.html#index3h1
In short: it provides significant security benefits to a large number
of users at the expense of dropping support for a marginal (and
declining) number of users.
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-Austin
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