Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:38:58 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Martin Turgeon <turgeon.martin@gmail.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386 with PAE or AMD64 on PowerEdge with 4G RAM Message-ID: <20070618233858.GA79358@rot13.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20070618221022.GA17952@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <4676BAF0.4030703@gmail.com> <20070618180813.GA13003@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <322073cc0706181415o17ecd532i971d8bdf5ea1dafd@mail.gmail.com> <20070618221022.GA17952@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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--OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 03:10:22PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 05:15:30PM -0400, Martin Turgeon wrote: > > My setup is fairly standard (as I described), should I expect problem = with > > 64 bit version of these programs? >=20 > Like I said, I don't run 64-bit OSes because I prefer compatibility. > Believe me, the instant you run into some quirky problem with either the > kernel or any of its subsystems, or a third-party program (from ports or > otherwise), the first thing you'll be told is "it works for me on i386, > have you tried i386?" I think this assertion is false. amd64 is pretty well supported and run by an increasing number of users and developers. Kris --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGdxeSWry0BWjoQKURAuPaAJ4i3CHo8B+/VqQp6QcknYwDvZME+wCghpWJ 9fJHKwGaNxPp/Ax33no/Eq4= =Nc/2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY--
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