On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 3:39 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav <d...@des.no> wrote:
> Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanlit...@gmail.com> writes: > > At present, there is NO any processor which is ONLY 32-bits. > > All the world is not a PC. There are still 32-bit x86-based embedded or > small-form-factor systems, such as the soekris net5501 and net6501, > which are widely used in the BSD community. > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Smørgrav - d...@des.no > These are special purpose systems and they are not developed by , let's say , "ordinary" users . Therefore , their developers may maintain the existing i386 branch as a specialized branch with a freedom to tailor it to more specific needs . Since I am not a developer or user of such a system , I can not say whether 25000 packages are necessary for them or not . Reducing any amount of work load which its outcome is not directly used is a contribution to the FreeBSD project by diverting such efforts to other man power or resources required areas . When costs are considered , some times 64 bit capable systems are not so expensive : As an example : From a computer shop in Turkey with many branch shops : Memory : 1 Giga Bytes chips : From $27 + VAT to $40 + VAT 4 Giga Bytes chips : From $31 + VAT to $43 + VAT There is NO reason to buy 4 x ( 1 Giga Bytes ) , when the difference is a few dollars with 4 x ( 4 Giga Bytes ) . AMD Sempron 145 AM3 2.8GHz processor is $ 34 + VAT which is 64 bits capable . As I said above , I am not able to make knowledgeable comparisons about such systems but my opinion is that these specialized systems are not so much advantageous . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"