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From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
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On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 05:43:38PM +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> I'm updating the FreeBSD/amd64 project page and I would like to confirm
> the current status of the port.  Would the following be acurate?
> 
> Currently FreeBSD/amd64 runs in 64bit multiuser mode. Multi processor
> hardware is supported, but currently only running in uni processor mode.

Correct.  However please use "64-bit", "uniprocessor", and "multiprocessor"


> The AMD64 platform is currently a Tier 2 FreeBSD platform, with the goal
> of becoming a Tier 1 platform before the upcoming FreeBSD 5.2 release.

Correct about being tier-2, I would leave out the any claims of when it
will become tier-1 as that is still being debated.