I don't quite understand the issue. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert D. Cahalan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ross Vumbaca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Albert D. Cahalan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:02 AM Subject: Re: bloat tolerance?
> >> This is kind of a survey for PowerPC Linux users. > >> Is it OK to make 32-bit PowerPC apps bigger and > >> slower to allow for running them on IBM's 64-bit > >> hardware? This would hurt everyone running Linux > >> on a Mac. > > > > 32 bit PowerPC Linux is not exclusive to the Mac. It is run > > on PowerPC ATX boards too, which are nothing like a Mac. > > Yeah, I know, but that isn't the popular choice. > I once had 32-bit PowerPC Linux running on the > Force PowerCore 6750 VME and an even more exotic > embedded supercomputer node. Never mind though... > > The point is, normal 32-bit systems are getting hurt > because apps are being asked to support 64-bit kernels > with the same binary. > > What do you think? Should the apps do this? > If yes, then what if the cost was 40% bloat? > What about 70% bloat? What if %CPU is 3x worse? > At what point do you draw the line? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
