Re: OpenBSD Doesn't Support 64-Bit Intel

carlos albino garcia grijalba wrote:
> IA64 its the name of the arch for the processor created originali by AM=
D and
> INTEL copied so support for AMD64 mean INTEL64 too! dont complain if u =
really
> dont read all of the info (i understand now why my questions are not an=
swered
> LOL)
No.  If you're going to respond, at least get it right... IA64 *isn't* x8=
6.
>=20
>> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 00:06:05 -0400
>> Subject: OpenBSD Doesn't Support 64-Bit Intel
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>>
>> Hi guys.
>>
>> I=92m a civil engineer by day and use OpenBSD at night, but I=92m tryi=
ng to do
>> high-end CAD on my home PC and OpenBSD doesn=92t support 64-bit Intel =
chips.
>>
>> Don't believe me? It says very clearly at the OpenBSD/amd64 page: =93A=
ll
>> versions of the AMD Athlon 64 processors and their clones are supporte=
d.=94
>> But does not mention or list any Intel chips. Not one.
>>
>> Wtf? I can do CAD on my i7-980X under Windows 7 SP 1, but I=92d rather
>> use something secure and responsibly coded like OpenBSD. Except that I
>> can't.
>>
>> Why for the life of this platform are we not on the only future direct=
ion
>> for the platform? And I mean that literally. Neither AMD nor Intel sel=
ls
>> 32-bit chips anymore. If OpenBSD remains stuck at 32 bits, people will=
 stop
>> using and developing for it.
>>
>> Who makes the decision to keep OpenBSD off of 64-bit Intel? And why th=
e
>> hell are they doing so?
>>
>> -jash