Am 12/08/2014 07:50 PM, schrieb Rory O'Farrell:
On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:37:41 +0100
Marcus<marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote:
Am 12/08/2014 06:31 PM, schrieb Rory O'Farrell:
On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 09:19:17 -0800
Kay Schenk<kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
And, I didn't review the infra ticket on Cent OS carefully. Until we make a
decision that we do not want to provide Linux-32 binaries, we need a 32-bit
Cent OS 5 buildbot. I'' create a new ticket today.
Possibly because most OO developers have 64 bit computers, we tend to
> overlook the need for 32 bit versions of OO. We should not lose sight
> of the need for such versions - it as a way of introducing people
> using older machines. Most of the older people I know (mostly 65+,
> retired) are using 32 bit machines, often handed down from their
> children.
right, but do you really mean - or have heard/read - that they get Linux
machines from their children? I think it will be still Windows - and
here 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter.
But anyway, yes we still need 32-bit binaries for Linux.
Marcus
When I am asked I guide them to 32 bit linux to help older computers work
OK
> well. If we drop 32 bit for linux, we effectively abandon that area to
> LibO; we have enough of an uphill fight regaining users from the
> inbuilt installation of LibO on the distros as it is. We shouldn't
> abandon that area.
Of course not. Nobody has said this. ;-)
Marcus
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