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Re: i386 compatibility & libstdc++



Guido Guenther wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 09:05:50PM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> > I agree, the vast majority of our users can afford newer machines. So, I
> > think we should drop m68k, mips and other similar unfashionable old
> > archs, don't you think? The majority of our users will be happy...
> I'm not sure where the misconception of mips being an "old" arch comes
> from. Just look at the au1500 or the R1x000 CPUs. What are criteria for
> an architecture being "old" and "unfashionable"?

Being unknown by the writer?

There are still people out there who believe that x86 is the only (true)
architecture.  *sigh*  It's just the cheapest crap one can get, and it's
only cheap because of it's quantity and marketing (read windoze), not
because of its quality.

Regards,

	Joey

-- 
If nothing changes, everything will remain the same.  -- Barne's Law



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