32-bit Firefox (Re: How long will 64bit Ubuntu users have towait?)

[Tim Schmidt]

> >I have an alternative recommendation for you: run 32-bit Ubuntu.  Rather
> >than running half of the desktop 32-bit on an otherwise 64-bit system,
> >simply install a complete 32-bit system.  All of your complaints vanish.
> >
>
> I refuse, and other 64bit users refuse to use a 32bit version. Suggesting it
> is a slap in the face.

Ummm...  why?

Speed isn't a valid answer - 64bit binaries can be faster or slower
depending (64bit math is faster on a 64bit CPU, more registers are
available in native 64bit mode, but 64bit binaries tear through cache
twice as fast as 32bit ones do).

Saying you wouldn't run the 32bit version of Ubuntu on principle is
exactly like saying you'd never run the PPC version of Ubuntu on
principle.  There's nothing inherently wrong or different about it.

--tim