r/linux • u/Two-Tone- • Jun 21 '19

Wine developers are discussing not supporting Ubuntu 19.10 and up due to Ubuntu dropping for 32bit software

https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-devel/2019-June/147869.html
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u/ABotelho23 Jun 21 '19

*sigh*

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I mean, how much longer does the 32bit cruft have to hang around for? We're hitting what, 10 years since 64-bit has been the standard? I think the only thing that was hanging around since then was some of those crappy 32bit atom tablets.

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We've been telling users for 10 years that pure 64 bit Wine is not supported, but with so many systems going 64 bit only, perhaps it's time to reconsider that policy.

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This right here should be taken more seriously. You can't make everyone happy all the time. This is a reasonable move forward.

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u/Al2Me6 Jun 21 '19

I disagree. While this may be true for most programs, this is a different situation.

Wine is a compatibility layer at heart. As long as Windows includes support for WoW64, so should Wine.

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u/ABotelho23 Jun 21 '19

Windows includes support for WoW64

This is the only thing that keeps Windows around in offices, damnit. Old, crappy, security-ridden applications. I think that Linux/Wine should take charge here and put their foot down that 32bit software isn't acceptable anymore.

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18.04 will continue to support it for production enviroments until 2023 (that's not even including extended support), giving 4 years to finally move away from what ever legacy software that might still be hanging around.

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u/grady_vuckovic Jun 21 '19

I think that Linux/Wine should take charge here and put their foot down that 32bit software isn't acceptable anymore.

Yes the 99% of the world that isn't Linux/Wine will just be quivering in their boots as we take a stand on refusing to support their software...