x86-64 distros need to support 32-bit [LWN.net]

x86-64 distros need to support 32-bit

Posted Jun 13, 2004 17:48 UTC (Sun) by viro (subscriber, #7872)
In reply to: x86-64 distros need to support 32-bit by JoeBuck
Parent article: Debian x86_64 port ready

The _what_, again? Care to apologize? Comparison with RMS is a hell
of a dirty insult and I don't see how TF does using amd64 boxen for
normal work (you know, the boring stuff - development, testing;
nothing exiciting, in a word) earn it. Sheesh...

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x86-64 distros need to support 32-bit

Posted Jun 14, 2004 4:05 UTC (Mon) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

I have nothing but admiration for RMS, even though I am not the free software purist that he is. To me, comparison to RMS is not an insult. If, like RMS, you don't care to run any code you don't have the source for, it's no problem for you if LSB-compatible binaries don't run on your Debian box; you can port them.