On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:51 PM, drago01 <drago01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Currently the website focuses on the x86 version of fedora and the > x86_64 version is hidden so unless the user knows that he is searching > for it, he will just download the x86 version. > We should promote the x86_64 as the default choice with a visible link > "For older PCs and Netbooks click *here*" (More information)". > > In F11 effort was made to change the default x86 arch from i386 to > i586 to gain extra performance, but benchmarks that I have done back > than have clearly showed that you gain much more from moving moving to > x86_64. > Not only that you have access to more registers MMX, SSE and SSE2 can > be used unconditionally. > > Besides this x86_64 allows the use of more memory and memory prices > are dropping significantly lately. (Desktops running 12GB of RAM is > nothing impossible or overly expensive now). > > Please don't let this end up in ix86 vs x86_64 flamewar. > Yes they are cases where x86 is the better choice (when memory and > diskspace are limited, but that exactly is covered by "older hardware > and netbooks") > > So please consider changing the default to x86_64. > > > P.S: > CC me when replying. > Any comment from the website team? -- Fedora-websites-list mailing list Fedora-websites-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-websites-list
