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    SubjectRe: Drop support for x86-32
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    On Thursday 23 August 2012 19:22:07 wbrana wrote:
    > x86-32
    > - is deprecated since Linux supports X32.
    > - will slow down adoption of X32 - there won't be X32 versions of many
    > software - if new ABI was added, old one should be removed
    > - wastes time of developers who can spend their time supporting X32
    > instead of x86-32 or support x86-64 only as 99% of users will be able
    > to run x86-64 software if x86-32 will be dropped
    > - wouldn't be dropped this year, but there should be plan when it will
    > be dropped e.g. when Windows 9 will be released
    >
    > On 8/23/12, Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@tweek.dk> wrote:
    > > Why?

    Please stop trolling (and top-posting). Linux is NOT Windows where people must
    throw out their hardware because it stopped working in new version. There are
    millions of 32-bit x86 machines all around the world. If new Windows will not
    run on them, Linux will.

    --
    Ondrej Zary


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