Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 13, 2006 07:02 AM
That's true. I generally see only higher-end servers or specialized workstations with > 4GB DRAM. However, since AMD, for example, is making only AMD64 parts these days, there's nothing necessarily bad about running a 64-bit kernel, if it's easily available; I do this on my Opteron server (8GB DRAM) running RHEL.
However, the situation changes when you start talking about deploying a thin-client system like LTSP. At that point, if you can use a 64-bit kernel, then you should, so you can stuff as much DRAM in the box as you can afford. Yes, it's a server-centric architecture, but it's one that's providing 40 or more user desktops per LTSP server...at a significant cost savings, BTW.
As for the Free Software only situation, unfortunately, there are some folks at places of work who are required to run certain proprietary applications to keep their jobs and keep roofs over their heads. I am, sadly, one of these many people; in my case, it's MS Internet Exploder to access our so-called "Web-based" trouble-ticket system called Remedy Magic. No, Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, or any other browser other than IE will work; they use too much VBScript all over the place. Therefore, I need something like WINE or CrossOver Office. I do this on Kubuntu, but I still don't like my employer's eagerness toward IE dependency.
Now, at home, I don't have that restriction. Like you, I got the source, I got the power. The proprietary ISV's can therefore go kiss where the sun don't shine.
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Re:32-bits ought to be enough for anybody.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 13, 2006 07:02 AMHowever, the situation changes when you start talking about deploying a thin-client system like LTSP. At that point, if you can use a 64-bit kernel, then you should, so you can stuff as much DRAM in the box as you can afford. Yes, it's a server-centric architecture, but it's one that's providing 40 or more user desktops per LTSP server...at a significant cost savings, BTW.
As for the Free Software only situation, unfortunately, there are some folks at places of work who are required to run certain proprietary applications to keep their jobs and keep roofs over their heads. I am, sadly, one of these many people; in my case, it's MS Internet Exploder to access our so-called "Web-based" trouble-ticket system called Remedy Magic. No, Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, or any other browser other than IE will work; they use too much VBScript all over the place. Therefore, I need something like WINE or CrossOver Office. I do this on Kubuntu, but I still don't like my employer's eagerness toward IE dependency.
Now, at home, I don't have that restriction. Like you, I got the source, I got the power. The proprietary ISV's can therefore go kiss where the sun don't shine.
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