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   bp@www.zefox.net wrote:   
   > While looking around on the Raspberrypi.com website seeking any updates   
   > to USB mass storage boot procedures I noticed an "Obsolescence Notice"   
   > applying to Raspberry Pi 2B versions 1.1 and 1.2. It's mostly a sort of   
   > "buy them now or forever hold your peace" warning for those purchasing   
   > new units and says nothing about what support might be ongoing.   
   >   
   > Does anybody have insight into how software support for these old    
   > platforms will be phased down?    
      
   The production lifetime of the Pi 2B series ends 2026, but the Pi 1 and the   
   original Zero stay in manufacturing until 2030.  I expect any Rasberry Pi OS   
   image that works on the 1 and Zero to work on the 2.   
      
   Debian's dropping support in 2028 for the armel architecture (32-bit little   
   endian, ARMv5T upwards), used on the 1 and Zero, is more of a concern.  Both   
   versions of the 2 as well as the 3 support the armhf architecture (32-bit   
   ARMv7 with VFP3D16 hardware floating point) which Debian will continue to   
   support:   
   https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/countdown-to-pi-1-loss-of-support-activated/   
      
   Theo   
      
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