32 bit is on the way out. Even if there is no advantage, x64 versions
need to be provided. It just needs time and resources to do it for all
platforms and we are just short on manpower so this will be delayed.
FRG
Felix Miata wrote:
Felix Miata composed on 2017-10-24 14:09 (UTC-0400):
Richard Owlett composed on 2017-10-20 08:24 (UTC-0500):
...I've seen no advantage in switching to 64 bit even
though my machines have 64 bit processors.
It stops people from being incredulous and asking you why you're a luddite. :-)
64bit has several disadvantages I can think of:
1-poorly suited to limited RAM environments (1GB or less)
2-generally more to download at updates time
3-more storage space consumed
4-needs additional software to enable running legacy apps unavailable for 64bit
5-reduces developer pool required to keep perfectly good old hardware functional
6-causes support for important apps to die (e.g. Firefox post-ESR requires Rust)
Dunno how I forgot about this serious irritant:
7-kernels and initrds can take up to 13+ minutes to load before init can start,
though 3-5 minutes is much more common than more than 5. Most delays are 10 or
fewer seconds, but certainly enough to notice compared to 32 bit. 32 bit kernels
& initrds load too fast to measure any attributable delay. Reason(s) for the 64
bit delays have so far proven elusive, and been limited to apparently random
kernels on several particular cross-distro installations on several particular
hosts.
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