On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 00:11, "Martin v. Löwis" <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: > -1. AMD doesn't want us to use the term x86-64 anymore, but wants us > to use AMD64 instead. I think we should comply - they invented the > architecture, so they have the right to give it a name. Neither > Microsoft nor Intel have such a right.
I see and agree with the motivation behind your point, but it's just as reasonable to mimic the name Microsoft uses: the release is for Windows rather than the processor. On MSDN Microsoft uses parentheticals x86, ia64 and x64; this would suggest a name like Python 2.6.4 installer for Windows (x64). Unfortunately this usage doesn't seem to be reflected in consumer-oriented product pages, so I'm uncertain how clear it is for those downloading Python. -- Michael Urman _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
