> x86_64 has been around since 2003, and on nearly every x86 machine for > the last 8 years. sse2 has been around since 2001.
Percentages don't cut it for me. I have one x64 workstation, the rest of my network is 32-bits. Including my Internet-facing server running on VMware ESXi 3.5. It is unreasonable to expect a community to contribute to the development of Plan 9 if the goal posts move with the fashions, only wealthy and/or fickle developers would be allowed to participate. I am with Kurt (and the NetBSD developers) on this one: history is precious and painfully acquired skills cannot be thrown away at the whim of the fashionistas. ++L
