Comment 94 for bug 585940
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| Olli Niemi (olliniem) wrote Re: Text reads "not recommended" for 64-bit | #94 |
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This is too funny. I have Lucid Lynx installed in 64-bit version. I installed it when it came out (then there was no "not recommended" text in downloads). Well now I remember the first thing I did was to use the Alpha Flash player because the default player was really buggy.
Well now I see also the point. For most people the "Operating System" = UI = Teh Internet. For most people the purpose is to just use the computer, not manually patch their system. The text is there to scare away the average Joes who need Youtube and other Flash sites daily.
I think the warning is justified but it also scares technical people. The technical people still remember the "64-bit only" problems (drivers etc.). But it also makes sense that because Ubuntu is now "for the masses", the download page is also dumbed down.
What about some http://