Bryan Murdock wrote on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:23 AM:
> There are distributions that aren't all compiled for 686? Why? Are > there really a lot of people that don't have at least pentium pro > processors from like, 100 years ago? > > Bryan I would assume that it has something to do with most linux distros following the "safest" route. They install stuff that is almost guaranteed to work on virtually any hardware. If that means cutting down on kernel instructions, so be it. > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of > their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or > BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
