On May 9, 7:14*pm, Ramon F Herrera <ra...@conexus.net> wrote:

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> > > But still, I'm not the only one who was excited about it and then
> > > disillusioned as it bloated, I'm not the only one who thinks Intel
> > > hardware sucks, and I'm not the only one who thinks there should be a
> > > fork specifically for db needs. *Do you not think these are legitimate
> > > advocacy issues?

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> > Do you have something specific to backup the "Intel hardware sucks" line?
>
> I am pretty sure he must be referring to x86. His arguments sound like
> coming from the old RISC vs. CISC dichotomy era, which is long gone.

Hard to guess when Joel makes such a broad statement. ... he seems to
be combining some thought about the size of the linux kernel and
ancillary software getting larger combined with a shot against intel.

I did my best at my place to keep amd in the race but at the time of
the purchase decision they just weren't a factor at that time. Things
change and continue to change ... unless one gives a specific set of
benchmark results at a point in time this just sounds "not so
relevant" imho.