Yes, but not yet, which is all CERN needs for now.
They’ll undoubtedly switch to something else in a few years if they continue to favour hardware retention over software compliance.
Spiralling off into rampant speculation, I can imagine they might end up finding some way to create their own in-house Linux distro that supports old hardware if all the stock distros raise the bar out of the reach of what they have, but I’m sure they hope that’s a way off yet.
But it could be a good thing for folks outside CERN with old hardware if that ever comes to pass.
Also they are sponsoring the maintenance to match their needs.
Either path depends on Debian’s LTS and ELTS programs staying healthy, which is part of why CERN has started sponsoring Freexian, the Debian-focused services company behind those support programs.
Debian is also planning on raising the bar.
Yes, but not yet, which is all CERN needs for now.
They’ll undoubtedly switch to something else in a few years if they continue to favour hardware retention over software compliance.
Spiralling off into rampant speculation, I can imagine they might end up finding some way to create their own in-house Linux distro that supports old hardware if all the stock distros raise the bar out of the reach of what they have, but I’m sure they hope that’s a way off yet.
But it could be a good thing for folks outside CERN with old hardware if that ever comes to pass.
Also they are sponsoring the maintenance to match their needs.