Re: Intel vs AMD x86-64

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Date: 02/24/04

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    Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:59:17 +0000
    To: Kees Bakker <kees.bakker@altium.nl>
    
    

    On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:47:06AM +0100, Kees Bakker wrote:
    > >>>>> Linus Torvalds writes:
    > >
    > > So AMD64 is a bad name, partly for the same reason IA32 is a horrible name
    > > (and who have you ever heard use the IA32 name except for people who are
    > > paid to do so by Intel?)
    >
    > So, what about these OSDL people :-)
    > http://www.osdl.org/projects/26lnxstblztn/results/
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    You know, it probably violates some IBM patents...
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