Bazzite would shut down if Fedora goes ahead with removing 32-bit
Bazzite would shut down if Fedora goes ahead with removing 32-bit
More to think on for the Fedora Linux change proposal to drop 32-bit support - as the popular Bazzite would have to shut down.
As a bazzite user, well that would suck.
Hope they figure this out.
Bazzite is an awesome project.
I don't see it happening, ubuntu tried and backed out last second years ago. Project mangers just get fussy about putting in resources they don't directly see the use of. It's like that new manger you get that thinks they should remove all these processes as they don't see the use with them. Then slowly as they learn the hard way add all of them back.
It's like that new manger you get that thinks they should remove all these processes as they don't see the use with them. Then slowly as they learn the hard way add all of them back.
And this is the reason “why?” is such a powerful question. If you’re coming into a role and want to reduce overhead, the first question you should ask is why things are done the way they are. In many cases, you’ll discover real tangible benefits to the processes that you would have otherwise missed.
In some cases, the answer will be “I don’t know, that’s just how we’ve always done it.” And those are the ones that are worth scrutinizing further, because that’s one of the most braindead sentences in the English language. If nobody can explain why a process is in place, it’s probably worth reexamining.
“I don’t know, that’s just how we’ve always done it.”
In my experience there often is a reason for it, it's just that the person who knew the reason for it left the company and it was never properly documented, so now it's just cargo-cult-policy without any understanding behind it. So you're right, there's no way to figure out why it's done that way or if it should continue to be done that way without thorough reexamination and a pretty analytical approach, and when those reasons are old they can certainly turn out to be badly outdated, but I'd also caution against just blanket assuming that it probably isn't necessary simply because it's "the way we've always done it" and no one seems to know why. The erosion of institutional knowledge is relentless, but that doesn't mean it was never known or never for a good reason either. It's not braindead to follow a policy you don't understand the reason for, it might be lazy and it might be putting too much trust in the people who made the policies, but it's not always wrong. Sometimes the policies are written in blood, and you not knowing that doesn't mean it's not a good policy.
Just a heads up, you can vote one what you think about Fedoras proposed change. They may not listen to it but it doesn't take much effort to let them know what you think about it. https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324
A lot of apps and most games out there are 32 bit and need 32 bit support, trying to pull an Apple is naturally going to be unpopular and unproductive. This is one of those things about Linux and Linux development which is inherently problematic, which is the seemingly severe aversion to legacy support, despite the fact that Linux is often praised for running on older, less capable hardware, as well as taking better advantage of current gen hardware.
I don't even know why this is even being discussed, it's an awful idea and should never be implemented.
That would definitely suck.
I just recently went over to Bazzite as a former long time Windows user, and I've been enjoying it more than I thought I would. It'd be a shame if I have to go and look for another OS that would work well for me
Nobara is likely the best candidate for you. https://nobaraproject.org/
If it comes to that, rebase to Silverblue and use the Flatpak version of Steam.
I'll be gutted, bazzite feels like my forever distro and I really don't want to give up atomic either!
Well, sucks for them, but why fedora should do it?