> Unfortunately the hardware RAID still doesn't solve the 2GB+ problem. I
> also have a hard time with the 'if you want big files, buy a 64 bit machine'
> argument. What percentage of Linux users are on 64 bit platforms? How many
> other x86 OS's support 64 bit filesystems (NT, FreeBSD, BeOS, Solaris, etc)?
> This is a serious impediment to Linux being a server OS, and is most likely
> going to make us switch to FreeBSD for our projects - even though I much
> prefer Linux (and know it better).
>
> Sure would be nicer to stay with the penguin then turn to the devil....
frightenlingly bad puns should be left out of this mailinglist. :)
I thought there were motions to backport the BIGMEM patches to 2.2
(unofficial patch of course)
any clarification would be useful.
-sv
