<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 15/06/09 10:53 AM, Bill Nottingham wrote: > Way back when in February [1], FESCo decided that for Fedora 11, i586 would > be the default architecture, and for Fedora 12, it would be some variant of > i686. It's time to follow through on that action item. > > I've submitted <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support</a>. It > defines the default arch as i686 + SSE2. > > Why? > > - Faster and more consistent FP math by using SSE2 registers > - Allows for autovectorization by GCC where necessary > - More clearly delineates our support set of targets, sticking true > to forwards innovation, not necessarily legacy support > > What CPUs do we lose that F11 supports? > > - Intel i586 (all) > - Intel Pentium Pro > - Intel Pentium II > - Intel Pentium III > - 32-bit AMD Athlon > - AMD Geode > - VIA C3 > - Transmeta Crusoe > I really don't like that idea that only fuels more Fedora detractors and also feel like a wrong path. AMD Geode is the worst choice by faras pointed out by some posters due to XO 1.0 ( I have one). Are we going to abandon million of Fedora users that use those chipsets? Think about people who live in developing countries no having x86_64. Until those chipsets are fully supported as secondary arch and fully operator without major hiccup, I will say no. - -- Luya Tshimbalanga Graphic & Web Designer E: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:luya@fedoraproject.org">luya@fedoraproject.org</a> W: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://thefinalzone.net">http://thefinalzone.net</a> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://enigmail.mozdev.org/">http://enigmail.mozdev.org/</a> iEYEARECAAYFAko4vO8ACgkQa10Jb0NOz+EckwCgkGjOeANBf5Pt0I88NPlyzb5b XKkAoJn2GJ1ESyui3rc7pE4AqNeO7p0i =Nh/O -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- </body> </html>