note about stream_select() bug in PHP 5.2.x

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@@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ to set that up. Also, once you have a sizable number of users, sending
 a lot of SMS, OMB, and XMPP messages whenever someone posts a message
 can really slow down your site; it may cause posting to timeout.
 
+NOTE: stream_select(), a crucial function for network programming, is
+broken on PHP 5.2.x less than 5.2.6 on amd64-based servers. We don't
+work around this bug in Laconica; current recommendation is to move
+off of amd64 to another server.
+
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