[cfarm-users] cfarm110 and cfarm111 decommissioning on February 27

[Paul Eggert]

On 2026-02-15 00:34, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> IBM and other companies like Microsoft and Google do not rule by fiat.

Yes, and I've helped code for platforms no longer supported by their 
suppliers when the need is there - notably old MS-Windows and old 
Android, though I rely on other volunteers to do most of the real work 
as I use neither platform (and even suggest that other users avoid them 
too).

But when a relatively obscure platform like an old IBM AIX compiler is 
so unpopular that it's hard even to assess its popularity, the removal 
of vendor support is a strong, strong signal that it's dead, Jim. We 
should not waste our valuable volunteer time maintaining museums of 
obsolete software.

Of course you're free to ignore my advice - even if it's good advice.