On 18Jun2019 1025, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
Oleg Broytman writes:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 10:09:59AM -0000, smartmanoj42...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Why don't we check the architecture using js and provide the
> > appropriate version?
>
> Because the downloading computer is not necessary the installation
> target.
Sure, but (a) it's a good bet, and (b) somebody downloading to install
on a different machine is more likely to know what they're doing and
be conscious of issues of platform.
Equally, someone more conscious of the issues will know to go and get
the 64-bit version if they explicitly want it. But for practically
everyone the 32-bit version will be just fine.
There's no definitive answer to this, which means regardless of which
decision we make we will have to continue to explain it over and over
again. Right now, status quo and the lack of a volunteer to update the
web site means that sticking with the 32-bit link is easier to explain
than having to figure out why a particular machine was offered a
particular download when it is not correct.
Cheers,
Steve
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