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On Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:37:55 +0100, lee wrote: |
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> > What about things like flash plugins? Those are often wanted on |
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> > desktops and need multilib. |
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> Flash sucks, and fortunately, it's dead. |
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It should be, but it's not. There are still many sites that require it. |
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> 64bit should be the default for all profiles, with the option to add |
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> 32bit support in case you need it. Which parts of gnome, kde or another |
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> IDE don't compile as 64bit? |
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That's where the ABI_* stuff comes in, which I believe should replace |
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multilib eventually. The problem is not software you compile, it is |
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precompiled software. If you don't like flash, here's another example |
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that you probably hate but is needed by a lot of people - Skype. |
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