Re: 32/64 bit recommended decision rehash this vUDS?

2013-08-20 Thread Bryan Quigley
It seems a discussion is warranted, so I've proposed it [1]. Feel free to add your other ideas/comments to the pad [2]. I'll ping again if/when it get's approved as a topic. >So your (slightly modified) “If you have a 6+ year old PC, a 4+ year old netbook, or only 1 GB of ram choose the 32 bit

Re: 32/64 bit recommended decision rehash this vUDS?

2013-08-20 Thread Kip Warner
On Mon, 2013-08-19 at 16:16 -0400, Bryan Quigley wrote: > Ubuntu server (13.04) already defaults to 64 bit only (unless you manually > go to releases.u.c). As for what other distros are doing; only Fedora > defaults to 64 bit only. Most others show both without a preference > (Debian recommends a

Re: 32/64 bit recommended decision rehash this vUDS?

2013-08-20 Thread Ho Wan Chan
Hello Bryan, It would be a good idea if we can make 64-bit the default download for Ubuntu 13.10. With the addition of Mir, Qt 5 technology and stuff, it will make sense for Ubuntu to switch. However, killing 32-bit support is too out of the blue. We currently still see phones built on x86 archit