Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Tod Hansmann
On 8/13/2011 6:14 AM, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I just wanted to take a quick poll and ask what the current state of > the whole 32 vs 64 bit thing is now days when it comes to distros. > I remember a few years ago there were some major issues when going > with a 64 bit distro and

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Michael Torrie
On Aug 13, 2011 2:13 PM, "Jessie Adan Morris" > I know it works, especially well with the native 64 bit player these days. :-) > > Speaking from past experience, not current. I've never had good luck with the 64 bit flash plugin myself. That's why I still run the 2 bit version with nspluginwrappe

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Jessie Adan Morris
On Saturday, August 13, 2011 14:02:36 Michael Torrie wrote: > On Aug 13, 2011 12:42 PM, "Jessie > > Besides Flash, I have not had a single issue with 64 bit systems. I always > prefer 64 bit these days. > > Flash works fine in Firefox with the nspluginwrapper program. Was quite easy > to sweet up.

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Michael Torrie
On Aug 13, 2011 12:42 PM, "Jessie > Besides Flash, I have not had a single issue with 64 bit systems. I always prefer 64 bit these days. Flash works fine in Firefox with the nspluginwrapper program. Was quite easy to sweet up. Doesn't work for java though. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.f

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Jessie Adan Morris
On Saturday, August 13, 2011 06:14:22 S. Dale Morrey wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I just wanted to take a quick poll and ask what the current state of > the whole 32 vs 64 bit thing is now days when it comes to distros. > I remember a few years ago there were some major issues when going > with a

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Henry Paul
On 08/13/2011 06:14 AM, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I just wanted to take a quick poll and ask what the current state of > the whole 32 vs 64 bit thing is now days when it comes to distros. > So I suppose the first question is server or desktop? If you're application uses heaps of

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Richard Esplin
I have run 64 bit exclusively for years. Every so often I find something that is 32 bit only and a pain to workaround. Usually it's something proprietary that doesn't want to give Linux any love. My short list: * Flash (doing better recently) * Java browser plugin (also doing better) * Webex pla

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Jeff Jibson
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 07:16, Stuart Jansen wrote: > On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 06:14 -0600, S. Dale Morrey wrote: >> I just wanted to take a quick poll and ask what the current state of >> the whole 32 vs 64 bit thing is now days when it comes to distros. >> I remember a few years ago there were some

Re: 32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 06:14 -0600, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > I just wanted to take a quick poll and ask what the current state of > the whole 32 vs 64 bit thing is now days when it comes to distros. > I remember a few years ago there were some major issues when going > with a 64 bit distro and was cu

32 vs 64 bit today?

2011-08-13 Thread S. Dale Morrey
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to take a quick poll and ask what the current state of the whole 32 vs 64 bit thing is now days when it comes to distros. I remember a few years ago there were some major issues when going with a 64 bit distro and was curious to know if this is still the case at all o