On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Mark Knecht<markknecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > |As do i Mark. i meant i don't understand why we should pursue 32bit as a continued option if, where possible, apps can be written for 64bit by default. Just my view. Alex. -- www.openoctave.org midi-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx development-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
