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| BLaZuRE (blazure) wrote Re: Text reads "not recommended" for 64-bit | #77 |
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I too was confused by the wording. I've had Ubuntu Desktop (32-bit) installed for a while. I just got a new x64 netbook (yes netbook). I hesitated getting the 64-bit because of the wording, but I've been doing research for the past hour on why on Earth Canonical would NOT recommend 64-bit.
A better phrasing would be:
32-bit (Recommended) or 32-bit (Common)
64-bit (For Advanced Users)
There are many different different architectures (mips, sparc, etc.).
Just because I recommend eating 7 servings of fruits & veggies every day doesn't mean I DON'T recommend eating grains and cheese.
Also, if you're lactose-intolerant, you should know what you're doing. Just because people are lactose intolerant doesn't mean I can write:
Fruit Salad
Cheese Sandwiches (Not Recommended).
Right now, Canonical is doing more harm than good. People who don't know will probably choose defaults or what's recommended. People who are knowledgeable are being misled towards other distributions like Debian or Fedora which appear to have a x64 version that's working.