On 4/25/06, Brian Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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.
I was about to explain to you all how much more awesome Mandriva is than Ubuntu, but I noticed all the rpms are i586, not even i686. It pays to make sure you know what you are talking about. Maybe I'll make an i486 optimized distribution and grab the middle ground. Bryan -------------------- 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
