32 or 64??

[Doug Robinson]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Can we please avoid personal attacks here?  While it's true that Karl's
>> "advice" tends to range from just plain incorrect to the most
>> extravagant flights of fancy, that kind of name-calling doesn't help the
>> situation (and only makes you look foolish as well).
>>
>>     
>
> Especially since Karl is right here.
>
> Have you tried using Wine on 64 bit? Some apps work, some don't.
> Flash? I don't know about *buntu 9.10 (I personally use 32 bit) but in
> 9.04 installing Flash on 64 bit was a headache. Does Virtualbox still
> have problems with 64 bit?
>
> Now tell me, what advantage does 64 bit have? Sure, a user _might_not_
> have any problems with 64 bit, but then again he might. Why take that
> risk when 32 bit works fine?
>
> The final straw for me is that many tutorials and guides directed at
> *buntu users assume 32 bit. The user saves himself quite a headache by
> stickin with 32 bit, even with 4 GB RAM.
>
> I have a feeling that this thread has turned into another Karl bashing
> thread, and that's it. Karl is the new Microsoft now that Windows 7 is
> out and *buntheads can no longer complain that W1nder$ suxXx. Grow up.
> Give advice that helps the user, not advice that pushes your agendas.
> The people asking for advice on the *buntu lists do not need to be
> your 64-bit test bunnies, and Karl doesn't need to be your stepping
> stone to a big ego. I see some names here that I otherwise respect,
> and I am both disappointed and embarrassed to see what is going on
> here. I'm not a moderator, I'm a user, so feel free to send me right
> to hell but don't forget that Linux mailing lists are a forum for
> mature, knowledgeable people to discuss issues. Not for bashing, not
> for pushing your agenda (except for the Debian list :) and not for
> experimenting on new users.
>
>   
Hmmm
    Every time I do a major upgrade I try 64 bit. If it is pretty much 
flawless
I will keep it; otherwise, back to 32 bit. So far 32 it is.

    Err ahh - I really have no use for 64 bit at this time so I get to
be as conservative as I feel like!

dkr