Donate for 64-Bit Arch?

So, the gist of the quetsion is:
Would you donate (more) money to Arch if they were to make a 64-bit version of it? (IE. AMD64, not Itanic)
I know I would!
-G

I am not sure what your exact goals are for having an A64bit compat OS. But, I use an A64 3400+ and I use my system mostly for gaming. For me I would wait cause 32bit linux commercial games still have issues with the A64 OS. Look at gentoo for example. They have a bunch of emulation libraries for 32bit apps to run on the a64 OS and most games still do not run correctly on it. The games that seem to run fine are the ones that have source code available so you can compile them into 64bit.
So, for me, I would wait till X or nvidia or opengl make drivers or libraries that work in 32bit from the 64bit OS. Until that happens and I have true backward compat in a 64bit OS, I will wait.
I have tried the gentoo amd64bit OS and it is fast, you can see a difference in desktop speed. But I need my commercial games in linux and I must follow them. I just can't get into the whole emulation thing anymore. I've done it with wine and wineX and have ceased to use them and accept what games are available for linux. I must do the same until true backward compat for the A64bit OS is there.

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My key ref:
http://wireless.siu.edu/install-ubuntu-64.htm
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done, added as "alternative method"
in
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https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=158206
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Last edited by samgurung (2014-04-16 15:44:49)

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The Canon Australia web site is only showing v4.5.1.2 of CanoScan Toolbox for the LiDE35 (same version for Windows and Mac). There is no mention of v5.0.1.3 being supported by this model so this could explain the application is unable to locate it. The applications typically have a built-in list of support devices and if the 35 is not in this list then it won't work. Again with reference to the Canon web site, the LiDE 600F and 70 show v5.0.1.4 of CanoScan Toolbox. Later models, such as the LiDE 100 and 200 released last year, don't use the Toolbox application. Instead they work with MP Navigator or OS X apps like Preview.
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Hi,
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spiky25 wrote:
cdysthe wrote:
Hi,
I am new to Arch and have downloaded i686 32 bit, but now wonder if I should get 64 bit. I have a relatively new laptop with Core Duo and Nvidia graphics. I am going to use Arch as my work OS so I need certain programs to work: Opera 10, Skype 2.1 beta, Crossover and Truecrypt. If I opt for 64 bit will I have problems running any of those programs? I have cheked that they all are available, some in AUR, so that's not a problem. Btw, how do I know if programs available in AUR is 32 or 64 bit?
Also, how big is the difference between the 32 and 64 bit versions of Arch? Is it worth the potential problems with apps to do 64 bit?
64 bits without issues here so it's decent to use it over 32 bits ...
Why use 32 bits anymore then ???
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--go
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