[PATCH 17/27] ppc: Remove T1023RBD boards and T1024RDB_SECURE_BOOT

[gianluca]

On 7/15/21 11:06 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 10:24:09AM +0200, gianluca wrote:
> 
>> Hello list!
>> I know this mail will be OT, but I am worried about what will happen to a
>> new project using the PowerPC T2080,e6500 64-bit PPC on this web site:
>>
>> https://www.powerpc-notebook.org
>>
>> I suspect the same architecture will be move outside the official Linux
>> release when the same device-model will not match the kernel. And this will
>> be a pity for all people who are believe on architectures and the power of
>> opensource other than x86 and arm processors.
>>
>> So, this project will be a no-go or dead project before it will be launched.
>>
>> Are my worries overkill?
>>
>> I hope so.
> 
> The platform can come back if someone is going to be actively
> maintaining the support.  No one had been doing that, so I'm not sure
> what hidden breakage existed underneath the technical debt.
> 

Thanks a lot Tom. I will report this to the open progress ppc platform 
group.

I think they will do whatever it takes to maintain this platform as soon 
as possible.

Regards,
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