Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support

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Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support
Get in the bin: For the first time since 2012, some older CPU generations are being chopped
Kernel 6.15 is taking shape and it looks like it will eliminate support for Intel's 486 chip and its contemporaries.
The next version of the Linux…

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