Re: [LAU] Audio Distribution Proposal...

From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Jun 17 2009 - 21:13:44 EEST

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:01 AM, alex stone<compose59@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Mark Knecht<markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Atte Andre
>> Jensen<atte.jensen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Seems that this thread's energy got shorted out somewhere.
>>>>
>>>> Too bad. Fun read.
>>>
>>> Something good came out of it, however; I'm now running arch (instead of
>>> ubuntu) and loving it.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Atte
>>>
>>> http://atte.dk   http://modlys.dk   http://virb.com/atte
>>>
>>
>> Is that arch, as in Arch Linux, and not arch as in ~arch on Gentoo? I
>> read your web page and feel disappointed that the Gentoo install still
>> either frustrates or scares off so many people, but it sounds like you
>> made a good decision. I hear good things about Arch.
>>
>> WRT to the original audio distribution proposal I want to throw out an
>> idea that Linus and some of the other high-end kernel developers have
>> been discussing on the LKML, and it rings true as possibly important
>> for folks like us doing audio work. The comment was that distribution
>> packagers haven't accepted the idea of providing a 64-bit kernel with
>> a 32-bit tool set. The idea, as I understand it, is that with a 64-bit
>> kernel you get the potential advantages of using all the features of
>> your newer 64-bit processor - newer hardware flags, more memory. On
>> the other hand 32-bit apps might work better in virtualized
>> environments and, in my experience, would provide more backward
>> compatibility with older audio and Windows stuff. Linus and others
>> seem to think it's a a good thing to do, but no one is doing it yet.
>> I'm not qualified to say what's good or bad about it.
>>
>> Just an idea about how this could lead somewhere different, if enough
>> people thought it important enough to actually undertake.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mark
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>
> Mark, even better would be native 64bit across the board.
>
> Alex.
>

What do you mean by 'native' 64-bit?

I run 64-bit Gentoo with all apps built as 64-bit. Have for 4-5 years now.

- Mark
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