man, 04.04.2005 kl. 23.13 skrev Jeff Spaleta: > On Apr 4, 2005 4:50 PM, Kyrre Ness Sjobak <kyrre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yes, but still... It isn't much use to get the users (who often wants to > > use the distro as a platform) into unnecessary trouble - at least as > > long as there isn't any real benefit of running Firefox in 64 bit > > mode... > Shall we take your logic to its absurd conclusion. > > If there are no 64bit browsers in use... there will never be enough > demand for macromedia to release a 64bit flash program .. if there is > no 64bit flash program there will be no demand for 64bit browsers...if > there is no 64bit browsers in use.. > on and on we go. Its a chicken and egg problem. As long as users are > too chicken, macromedia gets to keep its precious proprietary egg. > Agreed. That is a problem. But if Windows is going to take the hit anyway, why not let'em ? > > Which would scare (new) users into thinking "Linux isn't userfriendly", > > choose not to learn it (scared of at early stage), tell others this, and > > choose non-Linux solutions over Linux ones - which may in turn be bad > > for future RH revenue. > > Right...choosing non-linux 64bit solutions over 64bit linux. Remind me > again... what are the 64bit non-linux solutions for PC hardware right > now? Isn't windows 64bit xp still in some sort of beta phase? > New users.. running amd 64bit hardware (thats what we are talking > about really arent we).. can just as easily choose 32bit fedora core.. > and avoid this sort of crap completely. Or.. they can wait till MS > 64bit XP lands and macromedia finally feels significant market > pressure to get off their asses and build a 64bit versions of their > plugins. In the meantime we can all hope and pray that svg magically > matures and someone crafts professional development tools for it to > challenge macromedia in the marketplace and we a no longer held > hostage by macromedia to get our required dosage of pointless > interactive web experience. > Have you ever trying to convince a newb. into using a 32-bit distro *because it's often simpler*? Not? Can i give him your email next time it happens? :) While talking about pointless: What is the point of having the browser 64-bit? Kyrre "its pointless and its pointless... Hmm.. is there a point?" Sjøbæk