Hello,
Currently CERN is doing all of the work for the Itanium (ia64) support 
in Scientific Linux.  This is because they have Itanium machines.
CERN's hardware roadmap has them phasing out Itanium's, and eventually 
getting rid of all of them.  When this happens CERN will no longer to 
support the ia64 port of Scientific Linux.  This is not going to happen 
overnight, or in a few months, but it will happen.
We have asked the High Energy Physic's community at the last two HEPIX 
conferences, if anyone will be affected, and both time's, nobody said 
that they would.

I am now asking the question to the general Scientific Linux development 
community.  Is there a lab, univerisity, or organization that not only 
needs Scientific Linux on ia64, but is also willing to support it?

The main developers have all agreed that it's ok by us if ia64 goes away 
gracefully.  We don't want ia64 hanging around if nobody is using it. 
But on the other hand, if someone needs it, and is willing to put forth 
the effort to support it, we will be willing to keep it in the distribution.

Thanks
Troy Dawson
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