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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: To 64 or Not to 64?
From:       Dotan Cohen <dotancohen () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-02-28 16:25:06
Message-ID: AANLkTimeCjT=+B5NdWEnhyhON7Mvt9YP5K032UJvjhX2 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 00:21, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> What do you do with your PC?
>
> If you're "just a desktop user", then I recommend sticking with 32-bits (and
> a PAE kernel if you have gt 4GB RAM).
>

I agree. One of the biggest problems with 64 bit desktop systems is
Flash: the Adobe implementation is still in alpha (and feels like it),
and the Gnash implementation is even further behind.

Let's clarify the Adobe Flash situation: on _some_ hardware, users
have no problems with 64 bit Flash. On others, it is a mess. I suppose
that Adobe is slowly adding hardware support and that is why it is
still an alpha. Try it and see how _your_ hardware performs.


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Dotan Cohen

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