More specifically: the problem lies in closed source 32-bit binaries... But closed source is also a problem on 32-bit hardened systems. If you have a choice what softwares you can use, 64bit is the way to go.
Personally try to make all my relatives to use open source alternatives. Of course I'm an idiot from their point of view, but I can use Ekiga for VOIP calls and I don't have to run a binary (Skype) with executable stack... Regards, Dw. -- dr Tóth Attila, Radiológus Szakorvos jelölt, 06-20-825-8057, 06-30-5962-962 Attila Toth MD, Radiologist in Training, +36-20-825-8057, +36-30-5962-962 On Sze, December 5, 2007 22:20, Alex Howells wrote: > On 05/12/2007, Alex Efros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 11:39:04AM -0800, Ned Ludd wrote: >> > I already made it 100% clear! You can not upgrade cleanly unless you >> do >> > a lot of work. far more work than any gentoo dev in his right mind >> will >> > tell you or suggest. In short. IT DOES NOT WORK! It's never worked. >> The >> > amd64 team does not support it. Hardened does not support it. >> > So.. I'll state it yet again.. "Complete Reinstall" >> >> Thanks! Looks like my decision to continue working in 32-bit mode even >> on >> modern processors save me from additional troubles. :) And good luck to >> all people who choose to work in 64-bit mode! > > There's nothing wrong with 64-bit and I'd hasten to add that if you > have a capable processor in a desktop or server, you'd be nuts not to > take advantage of it with applications that're able - there are big > performance gains to be had. > > It's really very simple, if you want to *ever* run a 32-bit > application, you install with a multilib profile. > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
