On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:01 AM, alex stone<compose59@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Mark Knecht<markknecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Atte Andre>> Jensen<atte.jensen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:>>> Mark Knecht wrote:>>>>>>>> Seems that this thread's energy got shorted out somewhere.>>>>>>>> Too bad. Fun read.>>>>>> Something good came out of it, however; I'm now running arch (instead of>>> ubuntu) and loving it.>>>>>> -->>> Atte>>>>>> http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk http://virb.com/atte>>>>>>> Is that arch, as in Arch Linux, and not arch as in ~arch on Gentoo? I>> read your web page and feel disappointed that the Gentoo install still>> either frustrates or scares off so many people, but it sounds like you>> made a good decision. I hear good things about Arch.>>>> WRT to the original audio distribution proposal I want to throw out an>> idea that Linus and some of the other high-end kernel developers have>> been discussing on the LKML, and it rings true as possibly important>> for folks like us doing audio work. The comment was that distribution>> packagers haven't accepted the idea of providing a 64-bit kernel with>> a 32-bit tool set. The idea, as I understand it, is that with a 64-bit>> kernel you get the potential advantages of using all the features of>> your newer 64-bit processor - newer hardware flags, more memory. On>> the other hand 32-bit apps might work better in virtualized>> environments and, in my experience, would provide more backward>> compatibility with older audio and Windows stuff. Linus and others>> seem to think it's a a good thing to do, but no one is doing it yet.>> I'm not qualified to say what's good or bad about it.>>>> Just an idea about how this could lead somewhere different, if enough>> people thought it important enough to actually undertake.>>>> Cheers,>> Mark>> _______________________________________________>> Linux-audio-user mailing list>> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user>>>> Mark, even better would be native 64bit across the board.>> Alex.> What do you mean by 'native' 64-bit? I run 64-bit Gentoo with all apps built as 64-bit. Have for 4-5 years now. - Mark_______________________________________________Linux-audio-user mailing listLinux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
