Re: [tdf-discuss] x86_64 Windows build

[Frank Esposito <frankesposito@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew@gmail.com>wrote:

> There is an open OOo bug that is over 5 years old.
>
> http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46594
>
> It seems that OOo developers felt this was an unnecessary feature. However,
> as users have commented in that bug report, the 32-bit version doesn't work
> in 64-bit Terminal Servers, and Microsoft does not ship a 32-bit server
> product anymore. Furthermore, Base can not connect to a 64-bit ODBC data
> source.
>
> Given that Microsoft has been shipping 64-bit operating systems for 7 years
> now, and that there are legitimate use cases where OOo/LibO can't fufil
> user
> needs without a 64-bit Windows build, shouldn't this be reevaluated?
>
> And from a pure perception standpoint, it looks like OOo/LibO is behind MS
> Office in this regard, given that MS Office offers a 64-bit version.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>

+2 for 64-bit builds

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