On 2012/02/07 11:53 (GMT+0100) Philipp Thomas composed:
On Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:24:04 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
I don't ever use 64 bit
Any reason for that besides using 4GiB or less of memory?
1-Only 1 machine has more than 2G RAM 2-I'm usually in no particular hurry, particularly as regards retiring perfectly usable free/old/single core hardware 3-KISS: a-No need to keep track of which CPUs actually support 64 bits b-Avoids extra incompatibilities when swapping HDs among systems c-Avoids need to track which Factory bugs I filed are or are not 32 bit only d-At least one Factory tester isn't running 64 bit e-At least one Factory tester is looking to see which old hardware gets support broken f-Avoids traditional browser plugin compat issues -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org