1. Linux Kernel 7.1 to Officially Drop Intel 486 Support, Ending a 35-Year Era
The sprawling Linux ecosystem, long celebrated for its backward compatibility, is making a definitive cut. Linux kernel maintainers, including Linus Torvalds, are following through on plans to remove support for Intel's 80486 processor. Code commits indicate that Linux kernel version 7.1 will be the first where it beco...