On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Achim Hut <achim...@achimhut.de> wrote: > Am 02.04.2013 12:13, schrieb Kimmo Paasiala: > >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk >> <m.e.sanlit...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav <d...@des.no> wrote: >>> >>>> Wojciech Puchar <woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> writes: >>>>> >>>>> Lev Serebryakov <l...@freebsd.org> writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> It is not exact so. Some Atoms on some motherboards with some >>>>>> firmwares are 64-bit CPU. >>>>> >>>>> don't know of any now in shops that are not >>>> >>>> >>>> http://soekris.com/products/net5501.html >>>> http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html >>>> >>>> DES >>>> -- >>>> Dag-Erling Smørgrav - d...@des.no >>>> >>> >>> >>> I am NOT able to understand the merit of these products with respect to >>> their features and PRICES . >>> >>> It is possible to assemble much more cheaper full featured PC like >>> systems >>> ( DDR3 memory , 64-bit capable processors , with a disadvantage about >>> power >>> requirements ) . >>> >>> >> >> >> Power consumption. > > > > > ...Space - Price - temperature, easy to use, no Fans, no Noise... > > I was surprised about this discussion and first thought, its some kind of > april joke. > > Everybody talks about cheap new 64 bit hardware > > But how about the hardware people are actualy using? In our datacenter we > are running (beside 64bit machines) a large amount of 32bit servers. We have > a room full of spare parts, spare servers... > > And we have no reason to change them to 64bit hardware. HP, IBM, they all > run since years and i am shure, they make 5-10 more years :-) > > And we dont want to stop using FreeBSD after V9.x or so. > > Dont forget there are a lot of different people with different needs out > there. Not everybody puts his focus on a cheap desktop PC thats thrown away > after 3 years > > Achim
It is in fact an April Fools Joke :D However, it does not invalidate some of the points made. ARM is going to dominate the desktop/laptop/tablet/smartphone market very soon and it would be very wise for FreeBSD to shift the focus to it as soon as possible. -Kimmo _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
