[Icecast] amd 64 ??

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Adon Irani wrote:
> i'm building a new server for icecast broadcast and web hosting ..likely a
> media library for local artists / producers , etc. .
> 
> i haven't been able to decide what processor architecture to use for the
> system .
> 
> i definately favour performance over value/cost ..
> 
> any suggestions on whether p4, amd, amd64, or something else would best
> serve the purpose ?  ( i run icecast on debian linux btw :: )

I'm under the impression that amd64 gives you the best !/$ but I'm no 
expert on such things.

> ( also ,. . will icecast have any problems running on a "64bit system
> using the IA32 libs from a IA32 chroot and running IA32 applications
> inside this chroot" ,,as described in the The Debian GNU/Linux AMD64
> HOW-TO )

uh? why on earth would you want to do that when there is a native amd64 
package?

More info on the amd64 port - http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/
amd64 install media 
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/sarge-amd64/

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