Forced obsolescence in Linux

[Dennis Kibbe]

On Sunday 26 February 2006 21:51, Victor Odhner wrote:
> Yup, it's getting so you're out of luck if you want to run
> Linux on old computers, a recent Slashdot posting to
> the contrary . . . unless I want to get into the ALSA cvs
> repository and spend a few hours in hopeful hacking

I don't think that's true at all.  I know PLUGers that have installed 
Slackware on old 486 ThinkPads.  

Many distros (like Slackware, for instance) have versions going back to 
release 1.0 still on the servers.  And Slackware still comes with kernels for 
older hardware and low memory machines.

True, distros like SUSE and Mandriva are going to insist you have more RAM and 
a modern CPU, but there are other ways to go.  You are not locked out.

Dennisk