Patrick,

Patrick Moelands wrote:
> Although there are 64 bits releases of Linux, I wouldn't use it (yet),
> but that is a personal choice. The most important reason (for me) is
> problem when using additional software.
> 
> For example, the Flash plugin isn't working on a 64 bits system.
> Likewise with Java.

[...]

In this case you have only two solutions:

1) Does not use crappy plugins that doesn't work under 64Bits system. :)

  or

2) Use nspluginwrapper.

> Regards,
> Patrick
> 
> 
> 
> 2008/4/11, Jim McCarthy <[log in to unmask]>:
>> Hello --
>>
>>  I recently acquired an HP zx6000 dual Itanium-2 workstation, and so I was
>>  very pleased to find Scientific Linux (version 4.1) available for the IA-64
>>  architecture.  But according to the SL news archive, SL 4.1 for ia64 was
>>  released 08-Aug-2005, and it appears none of the other SL 4.x or SL 5.x
>>  releases run on ia64.
>>
>>  Are there many SL users running on ia64 ?  Are there plans to continue SL
>>  support for this architecture ?
>>
>>  Many thanks,
>>
>>      -- Jim
>>  ___
>>
>>  My SL 4.1-ia64 install went smoothly, and so far my only regret is finding
>>  that the Open Motif X11 window manager (mwm) "experimental" version 2.2
>>  (openmotif-2.2.3-9.RHEL4.1.ia64.rpm) was chosen for SL 4.1 (as well as for
>>  RHEL) and not the Open Group's officially supported and more stable
>>  "openmotif-2.1.30" release.
>>
>>  http://www.motifdeveloper.com/tips/Motif22Review.pdf
>>


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