IA64

[John Leuner <jewel@pixie.co.za>]

> Thomas Weyergraf                                                kirk@colinet.de
> My Favorite IA64 Opcode-guess ( see arch/ia64/lib/memset.S )
> "br.ret.spnt.few" - got back from getting beer, did not spend a lot.

As a non-Alpha user (but an aspirant one), I'm curious to know how the
'community' sees IA64? Is it perceived as a threat? Would alpha users
be persuaded to switch over easily?

How do the free software compiler-writer people feel about the
architecture?

John Leuner