From: "Jim McKie" <jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] 64-Bit programming model.
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:28:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <op.sxxvhc0oqv20vd@jmk.lra.lucent.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <32a656c20509301427v79705106ta3c169660f5d59b6@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:27:49 -0400, Vester Thacker <vester.thacker@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> Sorry, I forgot to mention the article that led to my earlier
> question: http://www.unix.org/version2/whatsnew/lp64_wp.html
> Perhaps it is just a propaganda piece, but I can't discern the difference.
> I suppose there are many valid reasons to use LLP64 over LP64. Anyhow,
> I am just being curious and poking things with a stick rather than
> implying any criticism.
>
> --vester
>
That article dates from 1997-98. It says:
... are best served if there is a single choice widespread in the
emerging 64-bit systems. This removes a source of subtle errors in
porting to a 64-bit environment, and encourages more rapid
exploitation of the technology options.
I think that's backwards, you get sloppy in a monoculture.
--jim
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-09-30 23:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-09-30 11:31 Vester Thacker
2005-09-30 13:31 ` Charles Forsyth
2005-09-30 15:18 ` David Leimbach
2005-09-30 15:44 ` Karl Magdsick
2005-09-30 16:06 ` Charles Forsyth
[not found] ` <45544405a9a74e554cd5b645a672fb3e@terzarima.net>
2005-09-30 16:14 ` Karl Magdsick
2005-09-30 16:21 ` Russ Cox
2005-09-30 16:53 ` bakul+plan9
2005-09-30 16:14 ` Devon H. O'Dell
2005-09-30 18:07 ` Charles Forsyth
2005-09-30 19:01 ` erik quanstrom
2005-10-01 13:52 ` Charles Forsyth
2005-10-01 23:37 ` Ronald G Minnich
[not found] ` <f344c691fd8960b43b2c77f308ed2ea3@terzarima.net>
2005-09-30 21:27 ` Vester Thacker
2005-09-30 23:28 ` Jim McKie [this message]
2005-10-01 3:09 ` Ronald G Minnich
2005-10-01 3:19 ` Devon H. O'Dell
2005-10-01 4:46 ` erik quanstrom
2005-10-01 22:50 ` Jim McKie
2005-10-01 23:43 ` erik quanstrom
2005-10-01 13:50 ` Russ Cox
2005-10-01 18:28 ` Devon H. O'Dell
2005-10-01 14:28 ` Charles Forsyth
2005-10-01 14:20 ` Charles Forsyth
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