Make x86_64 more visible or even the default choice

[drago01]

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:51 PM, drago01 <drago01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Currently the website focuses on the x86 version of fedora and the
> x86_64 version is hidden so unless the user knows that he is searching
> for it, he will just download the x86 version.
> We should promote the x86_64 as the default choice with a visible link
> "For older PCs and Netbooks click *here*" (More information)".
>
> In F11 effort was made to change the default x86 arch from i386 to
> i586 to gain extra performance, but benchmarks that I have done back
> than have clearly showed that you gain much more from moving moving to
> x86_64.
> Not only that you have access to more registers MMX, SSE and SSE2 can
> be used unconditionally.
>
> Besides this x86_64 allows the use of more memory and memory prices
> are dropping significantly lately.  (Desktops running 12GB of RAM is
> nothing impossible or overly expensive now).
>
> Please don't let this end up in ix86 vs x86_64 flamewar.
> Yes they are cases where x86 is the better choice (when memory and
> diskspace are limited, but that exactly is covered by "older hardware
> and netbooks")
>
> So please consider changing the default to x86_64.
>
>
> P.S:
> CC me when replying.
>

Any comment from the website team?