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From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: openoffice support and other ports
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On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 11:51:25AM +0200, O. Hartmann wrote:
> Steve Kargl wrote:
> >On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 09:39:54PM +0200, O. Hartmann wrote:
> >>Are they really AMD64 ports or do they still need some ia32-compat-tweaks?
> >>
> >
> >Yes.
> >
> 
> All right, for those, like me, who are not as fast as others in sucking 
> in informations:
> This means I do not need the 32-Bit compatibility-crap anymore?

Probably, yes.  However, I keep the 32-bit linux emulation for
the occasion odd application, for example, acroread.  Although
xpdf is fast and rendered good looking docs, there are some
convenient features in acroread.

-- 
Steve