From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 24 18:29:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB67C16A422 for ; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:29:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from laszlof@vonostingroup.com) Received: from ritamari.vonostingroup.com (ritamari.vonostingroup.com [216.144.193.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0131F43DB8 for ; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:28:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from laszlof@vonostingroup.com) Received: from pcp02452302pcs.waldlk01.mi.comcast.net ([68.60.60.7] helo=[192.168.0.6]) by ritamari.vonostingroup.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.54 (FreeBSD)) id 1EfLpr-000Kpu-M2; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:28:43 -0500 Message-ID: <4385F82E.9020007@vonostingroup.com> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:28:14 -0500 From: "Frank J. Laszlo" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051120) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Astrodog References: <43850140.4000005@chdevelopment.se> <4384FAE5.40703@vonostingroup.com> <2fd864e0511240903t7001c3a2gf7355a58b6630063@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2fd864e0511240903t7001c3a2gf7355a58b6630063@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ritamari.vonostingroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - vonostingroup.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386 do not support i386 X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:29:54 -0000 Astrodog wrote: >On 11/23/05, Frank J. Laszlo 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". >_______________________________________________ > > Not sure if that was directed at me, I wasnt trying to be a dick about it, and I tried not to come across like that. Everyone have a safe and happy holiday season, save some pie for me! Regards, Frank