CPython may go Rusty, but older platforms risk getting iced out
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/19/cpython_may_use_rust/
Preliminary proposal is already provoking debate
<- by me on @theregister
@lproven @theregister Interesting. I may have to learn Rust basics at this rate. I was surprised to learn that Mac OS X on PowerPC is still a thing.
@lproven @theregister @ptribble We just talked about this, this does not bode well for Python on Tribblix.
Well, in the sense that it hasn't ceased to exist, but there have been no new updates in over 15 years.
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@jmtd @lproven @theregister I still have a running Mac Cube PowerPC come to think of it.
@jmtd @theregister It had a cookie popup? I've never seen it. OTOH I just run "I don't care about cookies"... Because I don't.
There's an optical ticky-box in uBlock Origin to block them, I believe...
E.g. https://www.kevinthetechguy.ca/p/quick-tip-how-to-get-rid-of-annoying-cookie-banners
@jmtd @theregister @dan613 There's an unofficial Debian 12...
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-02-25/
Adêlie officially supports both `powerpc` and `powerpc64`, that is, as opposed to the much more common `ppc64le`.