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Linux was natively written for 32-bit CPUs, so they had no legacy cruft or software to support. IIRC, the first 64 bit port of linux (I think to Alpha?) expose
by hylaride 1y ago
Linux was natively written for 32-bit CPUs, so they had no legacy cruft or software to support. IIRC, the first 64 bit port of linux (I think to Alpha?) exposed a lot of code that needed to be rewritten as it assumed 32-bit and/or x86 specifics.