[geeks] Windows XP 64bit Licensing?

[nate at portents.com]

>> That depends on what you mean by "no problem"... about a year ago,
>> when I surveyed 64-bit distros they tended to opt for 64-bit native
>> package builds, which caused quite a hassle when for instance you
>> wanted to use a 32-bit browser plugin like Flash but you had a 64-bit
>> browser installed.
>
> I have to wonder why thunking isn't as popular as it used to be.  IIRC,
> on Windows NT 3.5.1, 16-bit and 32-bit code could call each other with
> only minor caveats.

Looks like there is sort of that solution now with nspluginwrapper:

http://gwenole.beauchesne.info/projects/nspluginwrapper/

"For example, you can use the Adobe Flash plugin on Linux/x86_64, NetBSD
and FreeBSD platforms."

- Nate