Re: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64
On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 02:04:54PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> People choose ix86 (or amd64) over PowerPC because
> a) bang/buck ratio.
> b) runs windows (games.)
Those are two reasons.
Unfortunately, the current debian amd64 port doesn't look like it supports
cedega (forinstance).
More generally, by not providing 32 bit support, we're reducing the
bang/buck ratio.
> It currently looks like ia32 will be replaced by amd64/ia32e as both
> AMD64 and intel are changing the products and adding the
> 64-bit extension does not seem to be very expensive for the CPU
> manufacturers.
Agreed. And, Debian's amd64 currently isn't positioned to be useful in
this sense.
--
Raul
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