> > I think they're right this time. Most of the press releases that have gone > > out mention AMD64 instead of x86-64, and the marketing info at amd.com all > > mentions AMD64 as well. > > Most of the press releases I've read also mention 'Itanium' and not > 'ia64'.
...But IA64 is the name for the platform, as opposed to a specific implementation. We also refer to the Pentiums, Athlons and their smaller cousins as x86 or i386 chips[1]. The right naming should follow the architecture's name, not a specific chip's. > blackbird:/usr/src/linux/arch$ ls amd64 > ls: amd64: No such file or directory > > IMHO, we should settle on a policy how to handle 32/64-bits mixed > user-space and worry about marketing later. I don't think it will be much of a problem - Take a look at Sparc, for example. Most of the user space is compiled for 32 bits, only specific bits (i.e. the kernel) are for 64 bits. ---- [1] And i386 is the right name, even if it names a specific model of Intel chips - It is a great departure from previous x86 models, and it is the base architecture where lots of code work... Try to run a decent OS on a 8086/286 ;-) -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5630-9700 ext. 1366 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF
