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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:02:39 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com>
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"Barry K. Nathan" wrote:
> 
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> > Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > > ia32 is an intel trademark. Using it for non intel products is probably an
> > > actionable matter ..
> > >
> >
> > Yet another reason to ignore it.
> 
> Speaking of using it for non-Intel products, this is a line from
> Documentation/Changes in Linux 2.4.0-test10-pre6:
> 
> Linux on IA-32 has recently switched from using as86 to using gas for
> 
> Should we change that to x86 or something?
> 

Since Linux generally calls this i386 throughout, I would stick with
calling it i386.

	-hpa

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