On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:37:41 +0100 Marcus <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote:
> Am 12/08/2014 06:31 PM, schrieb Rory O'Farrell: > > On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 09:19:17 -0800 > > Kay Schenk<kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> And, I didn't review the infra ticket on Cent OS carefully. Until we make a > >> decision that we do not want to provide Linux-32 binaries, we need a 32-bit > >> Cent OS 5 buildbot. I'' create a new ticket today. > > > > Possibly because most OO developers have 64 bit computers, we tend to > > overlook the need for 32 bit versions of OO. We should not lose sight > > of the need for such versions - it as a way of introducing people > > using older machines. Most of the older people I know (mostly 65+, > > retired) are using 32 bit machines, often handed down from their > > children. > > right, but do you really mean - or have heard/read - that they get Linux > machines from their children? I think it will be still Windows - and > here 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. > > But anyway, yes we still need 32-bit binaries for Linux. > > Marcus > When I am asked I guide them to 32 bit linux to help older computers work well. If we drop 32 bit for linux, we effectively abandon that area to LibO; we have enough of an uphill fight regaining users from the inbuilt installation of LibO on the distros as it is. We shouldn't abandon that area. -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
