So I know that KaOS is only compiled for x86-64 because of the design but I have a question about the future. When ARM is the norm and x86-64 is obsolete, what will happen to this unique distro? Will it get discontinued or will it become ARM only? What will happen to KaOS?

What makes you think ARM will be the future for all? It certainly could be, why not loong? RISC-V?
For the time being x86_64 is the PC standard, when the time comes that has changed, then KaOS will move to the new standard used for PC, whatever that may be (12 years ago I was part of the move i686 to x86_64 too).

    So I guess, well, considering M1 and M2 (Apple Silicon) and Snapdragon, maybe, in 7 years or more/less ARM will most probably be the standard considering the trends.

      4 months later

      sudox

      It's definitely a possibility! But I think there's a good chance x86-64 will still make up the majority of traditional desktop marketshare for longer than seven years. The AMD Zen 4 stuff looks amazing, and the performance per watt is pretty good from what I have gathered too.

      That said, while traditional desktops (You know, like a big tower) might not be going away any time soon (because they're awesome), I do think that in 7 years time the vast majority of laptops will be built with ARM architecture, and x86-64 laptops will be the "niche" segment of the laptop market (gamers and people that absolutely require x86-64 for some explicit purpose).

      I have used a friends M1 Mac Air, and it was genuinely impressive. Apart from having reasonable performance, the real game-changer is the battery life. Unless x86-64 can get even close to matching the PPW of ARM, it doesn't stand a chance at holding onto the laptop market (IMO). From a quick google search, laptops apparently overtook the desktop marketshare sometime in 2005, and that trend has not reversed. With this in mind, I think that in 7 years time there is a strong possibility that a sizeable percentage of Linux users will be using ARM based hardware on their laptops.

      RISC-V looks cool too though. I need to learn more about it.

      demm
      "12 years ago I was part of the move i686 to x86_64 too"

      What was the sentiment around this? x86_64 is superior to i686 in every way, right? (I genuinely don't know) Was it a sort of a smooth transition/switch with no opposition, or was it similar to the sentiment around ARM vs x86-64 now?