Marius Mauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:05:00 +0200:
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:11:01 +0200 > Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> amd64-linux >> x64-openbsd >> x64-solaris > > Is there a special reason why you're using "x64" instead of "amd64" in > those cases? (IMO x64 is the most stupid name for the x86_64 > architecture) AFAIK, that's not amd64/x86_64, but rather ia64, aka itanic aka itanium. At least, that's how I'd interpret them since I've seen that abbreviation made before, particularly since there's already amd64 in context. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
