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On Thu, 29 May 2014 13:59:25 -0400 |
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Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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> When was the last time we actually had an amd64-specific discussion on |
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> this list? Part of me wonders if the list ought to be retired. It |
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> made a lot more sense back when amd64 was fairly experimental and |
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> prone to fairly unique issues. |
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There may not be any amd64 issues, but there certainly are a lot of |
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gripes. |
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For those who operate a pure 64-bit system (no multi-lib), there is |
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a fair amount of highly useful software that has not yet been updated |
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to be 64-bit clean. For example, Adobe PDF Reader, Foxit PDF Reader, |
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and the Intel ICC compiler are still 32-bit. I wish these folks would |
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get with the modern trends. |
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Frank Peters |
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