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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)
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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 ?

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