How long will 64bit Ubuntu users have to wait?

[Kilz _]

>From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com>
>To: ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
>Subject: Re: How long will 64bit Ubuntu users have to wait?
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:54:33 -0700
>
>On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 12:35:09PM -0500, Kilz _ wrote:
> > There are a few questions that I don't think ever got answered. Do you 
>or
> > does anyone have a guess as to when multiarch will make it into Ubuntu 
>in
> > the future? Even in some limited capacity. Will Ubuntu wait indefinitely 
>on
> > Debian to implement it?
>
>I answered this very early in the thread.  There is no plan to implement
>multiarch in Ubuntu at the present time.  Circumstances could potentially
>arise which would change that situation, but until then, it is not on the
>roadmap.
>

Thank you for clearing that up. I thought it was just not being put in Edgy. 
I was unaware that there was no plan to ever add it. That is truly sad.

> > Secondly you mentioned in another email that the ability to run 32bit
> > packages may be removed at some point. Can you resond here as to why? 
>What
> > purpose would it serve to limit 64bit users ability to modify Ubuntu to
> > their needs? Especialy since there are less packages avilable for 64bit
> > compaired to 32bit.
>
>No, I didn't.  What I said then (and just explained a second time via
>private email to you) is that the ia32-libs package would not be installed
>by default in edgy, and will likely move from main to universe.
>

Since you mentioned what you said in that email I will reprint what you said 
in it.

>Saturday, September 30, 2006 2:30 PM 	Matt Zimmerman wrote:
>That said, when you override checks built into the packaging system to
>forcibly install packages not intended for your system, it would not be at
>all unreasonable for that to stop working with a future version, as you are
>knowingly disregarding it.

I do believe I replied back asking questions as to why but was not answered. 
Perhaps the email got lost. Can you explain why you would like to limit 
64bit Ubuntu users ability to modify the operating system installation to 
their needs. This is especially important now that it has been clarified 
that multiarch will not be implemented.

After these issues are cleared up I will take up no more of this lists time 
as you prepare for Edgy.

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