RH-Dist-FAQ: WAS: OpenSSL

[Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:55:37PM -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
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> (21264) used it as well.
> 
> B.  How XP 64-bit Edition is still 32-bit, using Win64 on Win32 (WoW)
> for most libraries, because Microsoft couldn't tackle the massive
> compatibility and effort that GCC/GLibC/Linux did back in the mid-'90s. 
> Right now, if you want to run 64-bit programs on Windows, you are (or
> your vendor is ;-) stuck with making sure you have 64-bit libraries. 
> Other than a kernel that runs in "long mode," XP 64-bit still quite
> 32-bit at the core.
> 
> So benchmarks on PC enthusiast sites showing _reduced_ performance with
> 64-bit versions of applications on XP 64-bit Ed is not only not
> surprising -- but a "replay" of the old NT 3.x days when Win32 on Win16
> (WoW) ran Win16 apps slower.  History repeats itself.  ;-ppp

"ran Win16 apps slower" or win32 apps? If history is to repeat itself,
it should be the other way around. :)

Regards,
Luciano Rocha