Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 08:21:56 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> To: Matthew Macy <mmacy@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Common Desktop Environment broken when compiling from ports tree on FreeBSD 12 RC3 (May also apply to the final build) Message-ID: <20181217072156.GR25709@fc.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <CAPrugNpASeCVJWFpKavNLZiySmmhYLbX3KFti683BKatRqFkAA@mail.gmail.com> References: <8A726C0B-CF1F-4580-A76D-7D75CAB1CA49@sbcglobal.net> <CAOtMX2ha94ugmbL3N8KxMoxf-nFOo3YaByBWyjoboSLfrETKOA@mail.gmail.com> <CAPrugNpmOp=iP5REYNP2OckaNKy2i6TDO1A30QKDN=PaWR51DA@mail.gmail.com> <20181217071039.GF63752@home.opsec.eu> <CAPrugNpASeCVJWFpKavNLZiySmmhYLbX3KFti683BKatRqFkAA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi! > > > PPC64 with the advent of Power9 is the only real alternative platform > > > to amd64 in the data center [...] > > I'm curious, isn't arm64 also a contender in this market ? > Supposedly. The FF has invested in it greatly. Nonetheless, none of the > offerings have been very good in practice. That's interesting. Can you elaborate ? Is it the stability of the hardware itself ? Are the hardware offerings too diverse so that the boxes aren't compatible between each other ? Is the performance not sufficient to compete with amd64 ? Are there legal issues like intellectual property or such ? -- pi@FreeBSD.org +49 171 3101372 2 years to go !
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