Wackojacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bill Wohler wrote: >> Why, why, why, did the Debian developers rename the Linux kernel's >> designation "x86_64" to "amd64"?!?!?! >> > > AFAIK, AMD got there first with 64 bit processors such as the opteron > and the amd64. em64t was just an add on to existing p4 processors to > take account of the 64 bit instruction set used by AMD.
The point is, if the system handles both architectures, the name should be agnostic. I'm not the first one who was confused by the name, and I won't be the last. -- Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
