Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler(a)chello.at> writes:
This is, sadly, intentional. I and others have been complaining about
this
for months, we got ignored, all in the names of making things work for
people who are not smart enough to figure out whether their computer is 64-
bit or not. The argument that almost all new non-netbook machines are 64-bit
anyway also got ignored.
If only the 32-bit version was smart enough to install a 64-bit kernel
when appropriate, this would not be such a disaster. Running a 32-bit
kernel with 4GB of memory is asking for trouble, and machines with 4GB
are probably as common as netbooks.
32-bit or 64-bit userland doesn't make such a difference.
/Benny