Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:59:33 +0200 | Subject | Re: Drop support for x86-32 | From | wbrana <> |
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On 8/24/12, Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@tweek.dk> wrote: > I want to use *my* old machines (hey, I payed for them) on whatever new > hardware I can plug into them. I'm not an oracle and can't see into the > future, however USB has evolved, for instance, and will probably still do -- Your 32-bit machines will be likely dead in 2015. If it didn't happen you will able to buy very cheap old 64-bit machine.
>> I can't find any e-mail where Chris Friesen mentioned exact legacy apps. > Have a look in your inbox or one of the mailarchives. If that doesn't work, > > then stop deleting half of the mails before replying. > I don't delete e-mails. Can you copy-paste or give link?
> The source code for Firefox and Chromium is available online. Go fetch and > compile. If they don't compile or execute as intended, I'm sure they would > like seeing a patch from you fixing the problem. Firefox and Chromium are large applications and can't be fixed by one user.
> > NVIDIA, on the other hand, is yet another reason for using nouveau. > nouveau is useless garbage as most open source graphics drivers.
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