32-bit still makes sense for an appliance. Unless you're seriously _poor_, I don't see that it matters if it won't run on some old dumpster diving relic.
And a point against it: UFS root support is also said to be going away. That means ZFS root instead. And ZFS is really happier if you have lots of memory. Yes, it's running now on 32-bit, but I bet it's not being pushed really hard with lots of data. Keeping it would be a divergence large enough to make further divergence almost inevitable, too. Which leads to the point that I'd rather defer something like that until we see whether Oracle dumps some more code over the wall after Solaris 11 is no longer "Express" (beta). They had said that they'd basically sit on code until there was a commercial product, so that competitors weren't profiting from their work before they were. If they stick to that, then staying reasonable close will be possible, if more tedious than if they were more participatory in their approach. If they fail to stick to that, then aside from being liars (or not following through, if you want a less charged description), there wouldn't be much point to worrying about what they were doing anyway, aside from trying to keep the ABI and on-disk structures compatible at some common subset of features, and maybe trying to limit or manage other application and user-visible divergence. On Jun 21, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Edward Martinez wrote: > Hi, > > Upgraded to OI 151 things for OI are looking better with each release.:-) > I have a question, it appears Oracle has removed 32 bit hardware support for > the x86 CPU for solaris 11. so if oracle > do release solaris code after solaris 11 is out, it will most likely only for > 64bit only. so my question is if > things do indeed go that way will OI continue 32bit support in future oi > releases or do 64bit only to hold some compatibility with solaris 11 or will > I have to toss out my Pentium m laptop along with other units. > > > > > Functionality: > > > * 32-bit Kernel click here to expand or collapse > > Support for the 32-bit only x86 hardware has been removed. Support > for running 32-bit applications and libraries will continue > > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/end-of-notices/eonsolaris11-392732.html > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > -- The waitress asked, "Do you want lemon or no lemon with that iced tea?" Naturally, I said "yes", and then burst out laughing, because there simply wasn't any other answer in Boolean logic. She didn't get it, but I got the lemon, which I wanted anyway. Later, I realized a quantum computer could have offered another answer: Schroedinger's Lemon! _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss