[Fedora-livecd-list] Re: patch review and move of livecd scm

[David Zeuthen]

On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 13:47 -0500, Jeremy Katz wrote:
> Because like it or not, people run a lot of software that's not packaged
> as an RPM.  And so there's no good way for them to say "what 32bit
> libraries do I maybe need here".  A huge amount of the reason why x86_64
> has succeeded where, eg, ppc or ia64 haven't is *BECAUSE* of this
> compatibility.  The fact that you can just use your 32bit apps without
> having to think about it is a major benefit to the platform.  And that's
> a message that has been very strongly and loudly communicated by
> non-technical users and customers who want their software to just work.

If I'm on a 64-bit system without any 32-bit packages, I'd expect our
package management software to pull in the 32-bit deps if I decide to
install a 32-bit app. Isn't that how Pirut works today anyway?

     David