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Debian Votes on AMD64 in Sarge

Posted by michael on from the vote-the-party-line dept.

JayBonci writes "According to a message sent to debian-vote, there is now a GR on the table as to whether or not to include AMD64 into the upcoming sarge release, even though it violates part of the LSB (Linux Standards Base). The debian-vote list has more discussion on it. Does this best meet the needs of the users?"

2 of 55 comments (clear)

  1. Re:If LSB can't support AMD64... by Cecil · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, IA32 machines will give way to AMD64 machines. IA64 died with Itanium.

    Additionally, LSB 2.0 sets out specifications for AMD64 ports. However, it is still in public review, and is not the current standard. This is a problem for Debian, which has (up until now) always gone out of their way to do things "by the book".

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  2. Re:Outdated already. by MarsDefenseMinister · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll get it sponsored, if Chris won't do it.

    But first, I've got to ask a couple questions: how do I become a Debian developer? And what is Debian? And finally, what is Linux? Thanks.

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