HEADLINE: Promote x32 to official status and recommend it as the default install. DESCRIPTION: The Linux x32 ABI, for the most part, combines the best of both

HEADLINE: Promote x32 to official status and recommend it as the default install. DESCRIPTION: The Linux x32 ABI, for the most part, combines the best of both worlds in x86: the lower memory footprint of 32-bit software (and likewise, 4GiB process limits to go with it) by keeping pointer sizes and data types the same as i386, but still allowing applications to take advantage of the expanded registers, instructions, and features of x86_64 CPUs. For most systems that aren't database servers, this can result in large memory footprint reductions and greater performance as a result. Debian has had an unofficial x32 port for years, that is presently difficult to install and get running. DISTRIBUTION: unstable