[cvsnt] Re: Can't install on AMD k6 2 processor

[Tony Hoyle]

Alexandre O'Hara wrote:

> I'm really troubled to see people who believe in open source and free 
> program ideology that tell others to buy a new computer insteed of trying to 
> understand the situation...
>
All the support you get with opensource software is done by volunteers 
who are giving up their time.  If you want to support a version that 
runs on the K6 then you are free to do so... I can't as I don't have 
such hardware and even the secondhand shops have stopped selling it.

Windows 95 has the same issue (in fact I've removed support for it from 
2.6.x as it'd be quite a job to backport all the libraries & I have 
enough on my place).  It's not practical to support everything forever.

You should be able to pick up a P3 motherboard for free or almost free -

For example 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentium-III-500mhz-CPU-Motherboard_W0QQitemZ6802431936QQcategoryZ51162QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

£6 (about $10) plus postage.

Tony