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.

@dan613 @theregister

Well, in the sense that it hasn't ceased to exist, but there have been no new updates in over 15 years.

@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`.

https://distfiles.adelielinux.org/adelie/current/iso/