Re: Do we need this junk?

From: Ed Schouten <ed_at_fxq.nl>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 16:23:26 +0200
* Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Well based on the stats I've posted maybe it's time to split FreeBSD
> i386 into two platforms, one for embedded/legacy systems and one for
> modern systems? The needs for each type of system are diametrically
> opposed, and the modern ones make up the majority of deployed systems.
> Perhaps FreeBSD i786 or IA32, with the minimum target being a
> Willamette based Pentium 4, aka SSE2?

So what's the practical advantage of that? That would only break stuff.
Compiling a kernel without these options practically does the same
thing.

-- 
 Ed Schouten <ed_at_fxq.nl>
 WWW: http://g-rave.nl/

Received on Fri Apr 06 2007 - 12:23:28 UTC

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