cm0002@piefed.world to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 10 days agoFirefox is Ending Support for 32 bit Linuxwww.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up197
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minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 days agoDoes that mean a smaller binary somehow? Less code? Eventually maybe?
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·10 days agoIt could mean faster development if they can spend that time on other things
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 days agoIt just means they won’t test 32 bit versions for bugs. The impact on binary size will be non-negligible.
minus-squareɯᴉuoʇuɐ@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·10 days agoSo… the impact will be gligible?
Does that mean a smaller binary somehow? Less code? Eventually maybe?
It could mean faster development if they can spend that time on other things
It just means they won’t test 32 bit versions for bugs. The impact on binary size will be non-negligible.
So… the impact will be gligible?