> Thomas Weyergraf [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > My Favorite IA64 Opcode-guess ( see arch/ia64/lib/memset.S ) > "br.ret.spnt.few" - got back from getting beer, did not spend a lot.
As a non-Alpha user (but an aspirant one), I'm curious to know how the 'community' sees IA64? Is it perceived as a threat? Would alpha users be persuaded to switch over easily? How do the free software compiler-writer people feel about the architecture? John Leuner
