Martin Schlander wrote:
Tirsdag den 26. Februar 2008 17:17:22 skrev Alberto Passalacqua:
well: having firefox 32 bit, you'll just get all the multimedia users on you, complaining that the 64bit vlc plugin, or mplayer plugin, or XYZ plugin is not working anymore... I don't think that's a good tradeoff...
There are valid alternatives, like totem-browser-plugin, which offers a better integration than mplayer. Moreover all these users didn't tell a word about that when the discussion was opened months ago.
Does 64-bit totem plugin work with 32-bit firefox?
32-bit plugins as are incompatible with 64-bit apps like totem, firefox, etc. 32-bit modules are incompatible with 64-bit kernels just the same.
Another alternative might be the Firefox extension MediaPlayerConnectivity which allows you to select different players per format, regardless of architechture..
However my preferred solution to the problem is simply to steer people towards using 32-bit openSUSE altogether. By communicating that 64-bit is for: - powerusers who like to look for a little trouble - free software zealots (as almost all the problems are related to non-free software) - servers
What problem? Some developers have been slow in making their apps 64-bit. If AMD had gone the way of Intel back then, it wouldn't have been possible to run 32-bit apps on 64-bit machines.
All users of the "it should just work"-kind should just use 32-bit. I even think the dual arch DVD9 should default to 32-bit installation on 64-bit hardware - so we don't have n00bs running 64-bit without even knowing it, and wondering why they can't get their homebank to work with Firefox.
openSUSE 64-bit caters for both 32-bit and 64-bit apps once you select 32-bit compatibility. Longer term most 32-bit apps will disappear.
There's a reason why people don't get 64-bit MS Windows with their boxes. Dunno why they must insist on running 64-bit openSUSE, when running 32-bit MS Windows doesn't seem to bother them any. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Some statement that is, comparison of the sloth with the hare, we could add viruses, malware, spyware and crashes just to be on the same level. That's MS's problem, they have had a hard time producing a robust 32-bit OS in around 20 years of trying, so why not get that sorta OK first before trying something new. People have to take whatever MS gives them, warts and all, so they have to be happy with what they are given. Windows is MS's business, it's not the business of openSUSE to ape what they do. So, if you are happy using 32-bit openSUSE on a 64-bit box, you are free to do so - it crawled on a 64-bit 10.0 box that only had a CD-RW drive, so 64-bit couldn't be installed. I've just upgraded that box to 64-bit 10.3 for use by a complete novice. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org