From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail231.csoft.net (mail231.csoft.net [96.47.74.235]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0DEEC3858D1E for ; Mon, 1 May 2023 19:07:24 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 0DEEC3858D1E Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=jdrake.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=jdrake.com Received: from mail231.csoft.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail231.csoft.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D2D3CC46; Mon, 1 May 2023 15:07:21 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=jdrake.com; h=date:from:to :cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type; s=csoft; bh=IQ+wcqU7ePIDwJuHjdmYI9N2Els=; b=Bsvj8 b8IkXRXrz9BjYHtmMldOtKnfJgyA4zEYerp+XfyUpUqr2GlCChtoCC4FlbV5QzZG IHEylkfWm1fSjrR/NBMkdRv9N0al8WKQUA07oavUslqrb3+Rf3GezFuqr5H66ZqJ 9dot2wSN7hdPQHU6Q2i9z+V1fqtghdWUVByplU= Received: from mail231 (mail231 [96.47.74.235]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jeremyd) by mail231.csoft.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 373FACC22; Mon, 1 May 2023 15:07:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 1 May 2023 12:07:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeremy Drake X-X-Sender: jeremyd@resin.csoft.net To: Brian Inglis cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Installing/upgrading only NOARCH packages. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (BSO 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,TXREP,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On Wed, 19 Apr 2023, Brian Inglis wrote: > As 32 bit Windows systems are no longer getting security updates, > recommendations for similar legacy systems include running them in VMs with > access to update executables and libraries blocked. There is a 32-bit variant of Windows 10; Windows 10 is scheduled to be supported until October 2025. Personally, I have a tablet, which shipped with Windows 8 and has a 64-bit-capable Atom processor, that nonetheless has a 32-bit UEFI firmware without legacy boot support, and is thus incapable of booting a 64-bit edition of Windows. I have gotten the free upgrades to 8.1 (as soon as I bought it) and then 10 when it came out. I just wanted to correct the record that 32-bit Windows is already out of support, or the general implication that they don't really matter anymore. Maybe they don't, but maybe people don't realize that systems of 64-bit processor vintage doesn't mean that a system can actually boot a 64-bit Windows, even though it could otherwise run it (and can in a virtual machine, though it's painful due to lack of RAM, and now lack of VM software that still supports 32-bit Windows ;) ).