Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:59:29 +0200 | | Subject | Re: Drop support for x86-32 | | From | wbrana <> |
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On 8/24/12, Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@petrovitsch.priv.at> wrote: > What do you mean with "Linux"? The Linux kernel as such? Some (and > which) distributions? Linux kernel first, distributions and software will follow > > And you obviously never thought about embedded devices. > Servers, laptops, notebooks and desktop computers are not the whole > computing world - and from the pure numbers not even the majority BTW. I don't request dropping support for ARM and other platforms which are still in production
> Please proof that it will be developed "faster" (whatever that means > to you). Thank you. Developers won't have to maintain e.g. x86-32 assembler code and can work on x32 and x86-64 instead.
> So you want the Linux kernel people to drop support for some > architecture in the hope others follow (because you will consequently > send mails there with "the Linux kernel dropped the support, you should > too" hoping that some other software will be developed > "faster" (whatever that means to you)? exactly
> *If* you really miss something in some other parts (compilers, > virtualization, ...) or they developing to slow *for you*, help them and > send patches there but do not try to lure others into fighting your > cause. I don't have knowledge about compilers and virtualization. I work on general GUI applications (Java and C++) and web pages.
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