Re: Debian AMD64 Port - still waiting on ftpmaster
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Chris Cheney wrote:
> The Debian AMD64 port now has more installed packages than even powerpc
> making it the second most complete port behind i386.[1] The port is
> still waiting on Scott Remnant to fix dpkg and for James Troup to allow
> it into the archive. I sent an email to ftpmaster over 2 weeks ago with
> no response about the archive issue.
>
> Also, I am starting to get questions from companies and universities
> running Debian asking when amd64 will be an official port since they
> are planning to switch to Fedora/SUSE if it is not soon. Do we really
> want to lose users of a popular platform due to a couple DD's lack of
> response? If you are concerned about this issue as well perhaps an email
> to ftpmaster@debian.org could help persuade them this is a larger issue
> than they realize.
I am planning a major upgrade of my production box later this year and
would like it to be amd64. I would suspect others are thinking the same
way.
Phil.
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