labrocca
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He said it a month and three days ago. I suppose that's a long time in the Internet world.
What if John only has a certain amount of machines available for building? What if for each new version he added he had to delete one?
What if in order to support FreeBSD 7 64-bit he had to delete CentOS 64-bit?
Okay with you?
So what if to support the next version of CentOS he had to delete all support for FreeBSD?
I know you won't want to see my point, but the fact is that there are a lot of tradeoffs in supporting multiple operating systems; time, investment in servers (64-bit systems are generally more expensive to buy, and you may need to have one for each system you support), and even expertise.
My suggestion is that if you want to see support you might want to send an email to their sales department (here) and let them know exactly how many you want to buy .
Jeff
He obviously has a 64-bit system to run the cent-os. He can either dual install with FreeBSD amd64 OR..heck I will donate a hard drive for free if that's what he needs. Hardware is cheap and eventually he will need to make DA fully 64-bit compatible if he wants to compete in the marketplace. It's not a question of "will he" but "when will he". As it stands today...all new processors are 64 bit by intel and AMD. How long do you think it will be before all the OS's will follow that...2 years? Maybe 3?
I can't say I know the numbers for how many servers run FreeBSD vs Cent OS but I have to believe it's something reasonable. I don't have access to his stats on how many downloads and DA installs are on BSD boxes but maybe he can clue us in. Hey if it's less than 1-2% I can understand but I have a feeling it's more...a lot more.
You seem to state a lot of "what ifs" but I would think an actual reason or response from DA (John I guess?) would be appropriate.
This doesn't need to be an arguement either. I can't see why people can't request a 64-bit FreeBSD compatible version. No one is up in arms about it. We are just voicing that we would like to see it. Do you think it's fair to tell us "he said no so stfu" because essentially that's what you are telling us.
I am going to TRY and run a 64-bit FreeBSD version of DA. I might fail. I might succeed. But one thing for sure. I will probably post my problems for other DA members to possibly help. I will certainly be willing to help other DA users with whatever I learn as well. DA is welcome to use whatever I find out for their own purposes. Maybe running 64-bit compatible isn't as hard as you make it sound. A few tweaks to FreeBSD for 32-bit compatibility mode and heck...it might work just fine. A few have already reported they have accomplished this.
So in conclusion. I hope you have a great day and I hope you reconsider your stance on us voicing our opinion over the matter.
Thank you.