<html><head><style data-externalstyle="true"></style><style></style></head><body><div data-externalstyle="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family:Calibri,'Segoe UI',Meiryo,'Microsoft YaHei UI','Microsoft JhengHei UI','Malgun Gothic','Khmer UI','Nirmala UI',Tunga,'Lao UI',Ebrima,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div>Riddell can I get the notes on logging into the server so I can do some edits on it?</div><div data-signatureblock="true"><div> </div><div>Sent from Windows Mail</div><div> </div></div><div style="padding-top: 5px; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid;"><div><font face="Calibri, 'Segoe UI', Meiryo, 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft JhengHei UI', 'Malgun Gothic', 'Khmer UI', 'Nirmala UI', Tunga, 'Lao UI', Ebrima, sans-serif" style='line-height: 15pt; letter-spacing: 0.02em; font-family: Calibri, "Segoe UI", Meiryo, "Microsoft YaHei UI", "Microsoft JhengHei UI", "Malgun Gothic", "Khmer UI", "Nirmala UI", Tunga, "Lao UI", Ebrima, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;'><b>From:</b> Scott Kitterman<br><b>Sent:</b> ‎Wednesday‎, ‎September‎ ‎4‎, ‎2013 ‎10‎:‎07‎ ‎PM<br><b>To:</b> Kubuntu Developer Discussion</font></div></div><div> </div> <div class="PlainText">pansz <pan.shizhu@gmail.com> wrote:<br> >For non-technical user, if 32-bit is the default image, the may wonder<br> >why<br> >they have a 4GB or 8GB memory computer but they cannot see 4GB memory<br> >in<br> >ubuntu.<br> ><br> >Then how do you explain they need 64 bit install media?<br> ><br> ><br> >On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Scott Kitterman<br> ><ubuntu@kitterman.com>wrote:<br> ><br> >> Jonathan Riddell <jr@jriddell.org> wrote:<br> >> >Should we follow and recommend 64 bit?<br> >> ><br> >> >My gut feeling is that most people have 64 bit computers now and I<br> >> >trust the foundation team to have done the legwork to verify that. <br> >So<br> >> >I'm in favour of it.<br> >><br> >> Most do, but there have been stacks of 32 bit only Atom netbooks sold<br> >in<br> >> the last several years. Given that we want to be friendly to<br> >non-technical<br> >> users, I think we should wait.<br> >><br> >> Try writing out the instructions for a non-technical user to figure<br> >out if<br> >> they need a 32 bit image. I'm not sure how to do it.<br> >><br> >> I'd suggest we do this for 14.10.<br> >><br> >> Scott K<br> >><br> >><br> >> --<br> >> kubuntu-devel mailing list<br> >> kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com<br> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:<br> >> <a title="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" target="_parent">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel</a><br> >><br> ><br> ><br> >------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> ><br> >-- <br> >kubuntu-devel mailing list<br> >kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com<br> >Modify settings or unsubscribe at:<br> ><a title="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" target="_parent">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel</a><br> <br> That's easy enough. The amount of RAM is on the box. "If you have 4GB or more of RAM use this (link to the 64 bit image)". That'll also, I think, take care of the Atom 32 question since I don't think they were ever sold with more than 2 GB of RAM.<br> <br> Scott K<br> <br> -- <br> kubuntu-devel mailing list<br> kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com<br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a title="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" target="_parent">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel</a><br> </div> </div></body></html>