Thank you for the offer, but no need. It is not needed in Debian infrastructure.
On Sat, 13 Jan 2024, 19:18 rhys, <r...@neoquasar.org> wrote: > > > >> I know the difference between a 32-bit processor and a 64-bit processor. > > > > Obviously you don't. Or at least are not aware about consequences. > > > > > > Since you still offer 32bit machines of which Debian has enough of. (64 > bit kernel probably but it doesn't matter) where it does not matter at all. > > Then let me be clearer. > > I should have changed the subject line, because I was not attempting to > address the build problems brought up in the original topic. I have done > so now. > > Let me say that again another way: I was changing the subject of the > conversation away from the build issues mentioned previously. > > I did not mean that offering additional resources would solve known build > problems. > > What I mean was, "Here is a resource that appears to be scarce from my > perspective. You may use it if you wish." > > > You ignore the stated fact in this thread that on a 32bit processor one > process can't get more than 3GB or even less of RAM (regardless of what > memory extension stuff exists). > > Correct. Because that's not relevant to the point I was trying to make. > Please see above. > > > Putting more "32bit machines" on it do not change anything of that > except that there were more machines which cannot build big stuff. > > Correct. > > I have and use 32-bit systems. I would like to keep using Debian on those > systems. My intention was to offer a resource that could, potentially, > help ensure that 32-bit systems continue to be supported. In this way, I > am offering to contribute something back to the project that has served me > well for years. > > If that is not useful, that's fine. It's certainly less work for me. It > was just an offer. > > That is all. > > --J >
