On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 06:57:22AM -0400, Ted Mielczarek wrote: > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015, at 03:56 AM, SciFi wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I need to give my 2–coins–worth on this topic, please. > > > > > > If Mozilla decides to drop the 32–bit Mac users, > > then also drop the 32–bit Windows users > > and the 32–bit Linux users > > etc etc etc etc etc. > > > > I bet you’d hear a HUGE CRY from these other groups. > > Dropping 32-bit Linux would be a totally reasonable proposition.
Or maybe not, depends on the numbers. For instance, close to 30% of the x86+x86_64 Debian users are still using the x86 version. > Sorry, but that's just not how things work. If someone wants to maintain > a 32-bit Firefox build, like how Tenfourfox is maintaining a PPC Firefox > build, that's fine, but it doesn't mean Mozilla should have to keep > things working until such a group emerges. Relatedly, why does Tenfourfox use a different branding? > > I use this iMac in 32–bit mode whenever it’s available within each app. > > There’s no need to try 64–bit mode when the hardware is designed with no > > more than 4–GB RAM entirely. > > (That’s the main reason the app called SixtyFour deals with, > > <http://getsixtyfour.com/> > > further explanations at that site) > > So this transition wouldn't affect you then, you could simply run > Firefox as a 64-bit app. Just because you *choose* to run apps in 32-bit > mode doesn't mean you *have* to. I am sympathetic to users that can't > afford to upgrade their hardware, but "I want to run apps in 32-bit > mode" isn't a compelling argument. > > Right now the best data we have shows that only 1.5% of our users are > running 32-bit Mac builds, so I think it's reasonable to drop support > for those users once we have the other blocking issues resolved. To clarify, it is 1.5% of Mac Firefox users, not 1.5% of Firefox users. Mike _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
