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Subject: Re: i386 do not support i386
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On 11/23/05, Frank J. Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com> wrote:
> Christer Hermansson wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > FreeBSD 6.0R don't support 386 processors according to the release
> > notes, maybe it's time to change the name of the i386 platform to the
> > x86 platform.
> >
> >
> Do you realize how many things depend on the platform name being i386?
> Just thinking of ports alone, I cound probably name a "few." Not very
> important, but a huge hastle to switch over.
>
> -Frank
>



Mmm. Thanksgiving Day Bikesheds, thy name is "Chris".