this question is for clem or husse if they dont mind answeri

[pawpaw]

i was wondering if there is going to be a 64-bit version of mint or if your working on one i have a 64-bit operating system i tried 3 of sabayon's os pclinux os mandriva debian open susse and so far i love this the best its a nice os and doesnt seem to hog to much its light and fast i have a dual boot with windows vista and this version runs circles around it

[Husse]

We have thought about it (obviously )
The gain with 64 bits is not that great, even if it seems to be there even for 32-bit applications in some circumstances
But it has been postponed, to much work to do to make Elyssa into a long term release and also a enterprise edition.
But on the other hand we are evolving rapidly (watch out for news) so I'll definitely not say never...

[pawpaw]

thx husse for the answer i think one of the main problems with 64-bit is that it is not new but a lot of the software companies have not kept up with it i ran into a lot of problems with vista with some programs

[Husse]

Correct - you mostly run 32 bit programs anyway and they have to be run in some kind of emulation (much like Windows runs 16 bit programs)