We should have a 64 bits version. If an user don't know the difference they can get the first version of it that will work both in 32 and 64 bits.
In my case, I have a professional tablet running 32 bits Windows Pro and a laptop running the Home version in 64 bits. On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 4:52 AM, Dima Pasechnik <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8:19:36 AM UTC+1, Volker Braun wrote: >> >> Its of course possible; However you can run a 32-bit VM just fine on a >> 64-bit OS but not vice versa. >> >> I think many windows users are still on 32-bit since windows updates >> preserve the bitwidth. And they generally don't know the difference, so its >> easier to just have one VM that works for everyone. Saves disk space + ram, >> too (unless you need more than 4gb for computations, at which point you >> aren't a casual user) >> > And the non-casual users must turn away from Sage then? :-) > > there are, in fact situations that need 64-bit Linux just because there is > nothing available for 32-bit (think about Java dependencies) > E.g. there are R packages that need 64 bits, full stop. (see > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sage-cloud/BGiFOlXjgwI/qVgVdfBcCwAJ) > While not directly relevant to Sage, indirectly it is. > > Then, 32-bit Windows is seldom installed on new machines any more, so > there are more 64-bit machines every year... > > > >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 9:05:14 AM UTC+2, Dima Pasechnik wrote: >>> >>> Is there any reason (besides lack of manpower) that only 32-bin OVA is >>> provided? >>> IMHO 64-bit would be more popular and useful. >>> >>> (It seems to be hard, by the way, to find a working 64-bit Linux >>> VirtualBox image; yesterday I ended up installing >>> 64-bit Linux into a VirtualBox from an ISO Linux install image) >>> >>> Dima >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-release" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-release. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Luiz Roberto Meier [...] The energy released by the loss of one phosphate is equivalent to heating the enzyme up to 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit. (ATP --> ADP) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-release" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-release. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
