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From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
To: "Devon H. O'Dell" <devon.odell@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [9fans] 64-Bit programming model.
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> Though I don't necessarily agree with Jim if I understand him
> correctly. I don't think that providing interfaces to make code
> compilation on systems of different bit sizes promotes `a sloppy
> monoculture.'

But the quote Jim found wasn't arguing for interfaces.
It was arguing for universal agreement on type sizes for
64-bit systems.

Russ