Re: [Firebird-devel] 32-bit builds check
On 4-3-2019 09:25, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: On 3/2/19 8:18 PM, Mark Rotteveel wrote: On 2-3-2019 13:45, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: On 3/2/19 3:24 PM, Mark Rotteveel wrote: 2. Usage of the term Linux AMD64 might be confusing for people, assuming it doesn't work on their Intel processor. We may want to consider renaming to x64, or doing something like "Linux AMD64 / Intel 64" in the heading on the download page. Better just x64 - Intel 64 associates with ia64. Maybe, I'm not sure, on the other hand, Intel 64 is the official marketing name Intel itself uses for the x86-64 instruction set (since 2006). Our first binary package for this architecture (fb2.0 beta1) was published in 2005. And first chipsets, supporting it, were produced by AMD. I can add (looking at your post) that Intel's marketting after it was more efficient than developed by Intel 64-bit CPUs :-) The history is quite clear to me, but that doesn't change the fact that we can at least change the labeling on the website in an attempt to at least reduce confusion, right? And in that case, using the terminology used by the manufacturer itself might be preferable than using yet another name. Mark -- Mark Rotteveel Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
Re: [Firebird-devel] 32-bit builds check
On 2-3-2019 13:45, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: On 3/2/19 3:24 PM, Mark Rotteveel wrote: 2. Usage of the term Linux AMD64 might be confusing for people, assuming it doesn't work on their Intel processor. We may want to consider renaming to x64, or doing something like "Linux AMD64 / Intel 64" in the heading on the download page. Better just x64 - Intel 64 associates with ia64. Maybe, I'm not sure, on the other hand, Intel 64 is the official marketing name Intel itself uses for the x86-64 instruction set (since 2006). Mark -- Mark Rotteveel Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
Re: [Firebird-devel] 32-bit builds check
On 3/2/19 3:24 PM, Mark Rotteveel wrote: On 21-1-2019 18:11, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: Do not know why but 25% of users continue downloading i86 firebird binaries. Therefore we plan to provide 32-bit for fb4 too. Some theories on why people download the 32 bit variants: 1. They are listed first on the download pages, leading to a bias to download those. Possible solution (or experiment): see what happens if this is reordered to show the 64 bit versions first Should be done, agreed. 2. Usage of the term Linux AMD64 might be confusing for people, assuming it doesn't work on their Intel processor. We may want to consider renaming to x64, or doing something like "Linux AMD64 / Intel 64" in the heading on the download page. Better just x64 - Intel 64 associates with ia64. Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
Re: [Firebird-devel] 32-bit builds check
On 21-1-2019 18:11, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: Do not know why but 25% of users continue downloading i86 firebird binaries. Therefore we plan to provide 32-bit for fb4 too. Some theories on why people download the 32 bit variants: 1. They are listed first on the download pages, leading to a bias to download those. Possible solution (or experiment): see what happens if this is reordered to show the 64 bit versions first 2. Usage of the term Linux AMD64 might be confusing for people, assuming it doesn't work on their Intel processor. We may want to consider renaming to x64, or doing something like "Linux AMD64 / Intel 64" in the heading on the download page. Mark -- Mark Rotteveel Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
[Firebird-devel] 32-bit builds check
Do not know why but 25% of users continue downloading i86 firebird binaries. Therefore we plan to provide 32-bit for fb4 too. Thoughs who can and wish please test http://web.firebirdsql.org/download/prerelease/linux_x86/ This build is not expected to support Centos !!! It was decided to not provide (at least for beta1) binaries for OSes having extremely old toolchain. If we see that we really need such dinosaur binaries we will add them after beta1 as a separate build and will provide 2 sets of binaries. Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
