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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: The Simple White Sphere...
Date: 12 May 2007 14:56:50
Message: <46460df2@news.povray.org>
Le 05/12/07 12:20, William Tracy nous fit lire :
> Simon wrote:
>> And the 32-bit version won't run in a 64-bit environment? I have to
>> admit my
>> Linux knowledge is rusty so could be completely wrong but I was under the
>> impression that processes could be started in a 32-bit emulation mode?
> 
> The 32-bit version runs fine *if* you have a 32-bit browser (running
> under 32-bit emulation mode, of course). It doesn't work with 64-bit
> browsers.

Well, it can, if you have a 64/32 bit processors (like AMD), and a
wrapper for your browser to use 32 bits-plugins in 64 bit browser...
and time and knowledge to set this kind of environment. It's not
obvious.

No luke for Intel true 64 bits! Top of the line Itanium... well, no
flash!

> 
> Now, the *real* issue is that there's no Flash for Linux/PPC,
> Linux/Sparc, or Linux/anything-other-than-Intel-compatible-chips.
> 

Right! No flash if your not on a x86 compatible...

> Install Linux on a pre-Intel Mac? No Flash for you.

Right again!
Please stay away from closed-source encoding.

-- 
The superior man understands what is right;
the inferior man understands what will sell.
-- Confucius


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