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Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 17:05:26 -0400
From: Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>
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On Thu, 29 May 2014 13:59:25 -0400
Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> wrote:

> 
> When was the last time we actually had an amd64-specific discussion on
> this list?  Part of me wonders if the list ought to be retired.  It
> made a lot more sense back when amd64 was fairly experimental and
> prone to fairly unique issues.
>

There may not be any amd64 issues, but there certainly are a lot of
gripes.

For those who operate a pure 64-bit system (no multi-lib), there is
a fair amount of highly useful software that has not yet been updated
to be 64-bit clean.  For example, Adobe PDF Reader, Foxit PDF Reader,
and the Intel ICC compiler are still 32-bit.  I wish these folks would
get with the modern trends.

Frank Peters