Ralf Mardorf wrote:
Some people don't like 64-bit, because there should be a lot of
troubles, e.g. for codecs and some applications. I don't know which
applications, shouldn't be fine with 64-bit.
Maybe a 32-bit Linux is more compatible for some hardware.
Just hearsay rumours?
The rumours are fueled out of the 32bit 64bit Windows debacle, in which
almost none of the 32bit apps works correctly on 64bit windows (surprised?)
64 Studio 64bit is NATIVE 64bit, in other words, everything is compiled
to work on the platform.
My system as it is now:
* 64 bit 64 Studio 3.0 pre 1 (based on lenny)
* 2.6.21-multimedia kernel from 2.1
* I can do the following, using codecs I installed from lenny, or
debian-multimedia
o Play any DVD
o Play any avi
o Play any flv
o Play any mov
o Play anything else I threw at it so far
o Edit movies using Cinelerra
o Capture DV using Kino
o Record, mix, master, etc. Using Ardour, Jamin, jack-rack,
GCDmaster etc.
o Edit photos using Gimp 2.4 (very photoshop like - just free)
o Email, Internet, You-Tube, Myspace etc. work fine now
o Blender works fine, although I don't create myself - only
load other's projects
o Open office is running, replacing my need for MS-Office
o Everything I need, and is not available in lenny, I compile
from source...
o Need I continue?
All of this on a AMD Athlon 64x2 3800+, without feeling I wished I had a
faster system.
And to top it all, I live in South-Africa. The closest guy (that I know
of) that uses Linux (64 Studio) extensively for all of the above stays
in Capetown, which is 1800km from here. You can cross a few European
countries in that distance.
Cheers,
Quentin
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