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> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px">I thought we already bumped to Vista some time ago? did I miss something?</span><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px">Maybe in some MSVC Makefiles? But not in the ones that are used via AppVeyor.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px">Best,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px">Marcel</span></div><div class="mb_sig"></div><blockquote class="history_container" type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;">
<p style="color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">Am 14.05.2020 11:12:32 schrieb Tobias Pape <das.linux@gmx.de>:</p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <br><br>> On 14.05.2020, at 10:39, Marcel Taeumel <marcel.taeumel@hpi.de> wrote:<br>> <br>> Vista was crap. :-)<br><br>Then 0x0601 I don't care too much.<br>I thought we already bumped to Vista some time ago? did I miss something?<br>-t<br><br>> <br>> Best,<br>> Marcel<br>>> Am 14.05.2020 10:37:19 schrieb Fabio Niephaus <lists@fniephaus.com>:<br>>> <br>>> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 9:01 AM Marcel Taeumel <br>>> wrote: <br>>> <br>>> > <br>>> > Hmm... regarding that function, 0x0600 would be enough. Sure. But Vista? <br>>> > Seriously? :-D <br>>> > <br>>> > It's voting time! Here you go: http://www.strawpoll.me/20045290 <br>>> > <br>>> <br>>> No need to vote, you gave the best reason to keep 0x0600 in your statement <br>>> above. Why drop support if 0x0600 is enough!? <br>>> <br>>> Fabio <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> > <br>>> > Best, <br>>> > Marcel <br>>> > <br>>> > Am 13.05.2020 21:50:49 schrieb Nicolas Cellier <><br>>> > nicolas.cellier.aka.nice@gmail.com>: <br>>> > Hi all, <br>>> > <br>>> > Le mer. 13 mai 2020 à 19:15, Ben Coman a écrit : <br>>> > <br>>> > > <br>>> > > <br>>> > > <br>>> > > On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 16:38, Stéphane Rollandin <br>>> > > wrote: <br>>> > > <br>>> > >> <br>>> > >> > We could bump further but Windows 8 looks like a fair improvement in <br>>> > >> > reliability and robustness comparing to its predecessors. And the <br>>> > last <br>>> > >> > update for Windows 8 was only 8 years ago. Not even a decade. :-) <br>>> > >> <br>>> > >> FWIW I am still on Windows 8.1 <br>>> > >> <br>>> > >> Stef <br>>> > >> <br>>> > > <br>>> > > Whoops. I was about to say Windows 8 was crap - no one uses it. sorry. <br>>> > > <br>>> > > The "good" versions of Windows were XP, 7 and 10. <br>>> > > <br>>> > > My work machine is actually still on Windows 7. It only became <br>>> > > end-of-life at the beginning of this year. <br>>> > > I'd like to upgrade to 10 soon, but there are many 7 installations in <br>>> > the <br>>> > > wild for a coupe more years. <br>>> > > Roughly 200 million PCs worldwide will still be running older Windows <br>>> > > versions, mostly Windows 7. <br>>> > > Here it is by portion. <br>>> > > [image: image.png] <br>>> > > <br>>> > > <br>>> > https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-many-pcs-are-still-running-windows-7-today/ <br>>> > > <br>>> > > <br>>> > > So I'd agree XP definitely should be dumped, but settling on Win 8 seems <br>>> > > pointless. <br>>> > > Either also keep Win 7 <br>>> > > or also dump Win 8 and jump all the way to Win 10. <br>>> > > <br>>> > > my two cents... <br>>> > > cheers -ben <br>>> > > <br>>> > > like Ben said, thanks for these pointers. <br>>> > it seems that the function is supported as of 0x0600 (vista and server <br>>> > 2008) <br>>> > So it's not necessary to break compatibility with windows 7 yet, too many <br>>> > users still. <br>>> > Just use 0x0600 instead of 0x0602. <br>>> > <br>>> > Hi all, <br>>> > <br>>> > Le mer. 13 mai 2020 à 19:15, Ben Coman a écrit : <br>>> > <br>>> >> <br>>> >> <br>>> >> <br>>> >> On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 16:38, Stéphane Rollandin <br>>> >> wrote: <br>>> >> <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> > We could bump further but Windows 8 looks like a fair improvement in <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> > reliability and robustness comparing to its predecessors. And the last <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> > update for Windows 8 was only 8 years ago. Not even a decade. :-) <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> FWIW I am still on Windows 8.1 <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> <br>>> >>> Stef <br>>> >>> <br>>> >> <br>>> >> Whoops. I was about to say Windows 8 was crap - no one uses it. sorry. <br>>> >> <br>>> >> The "good" versions of Windows were XP, 7 and 10. <br>>> >> <br>>> >> My work machine is actually still on Windows 7. It only became <br>>> >> end-of-life at the beginning of this year. <br>>> >> I'd like to upgrade to 10 soon, but there are many 7 installations in the <br>>> >> wild for a coupe more years. <br>>> >> Roughly 200 million PCs worldwide will still be running older Windows <br>>> >> versions, mostly Windows 7. <br>>> >> Here it is by portion. <br>>> >> [image: image.png] <br>>> >> <br>>> >> https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-many-pcs-are-still-running-windows-7-today/ <br>>> >> <br>>> >> <br>>> >> So I'd agree XP definitely should be dumped, but settling on Win 8 seems <br>>> >> pointless. <br>>> >> Either also keep Win 7 <br>>> >> or also dump Win 8 and jump all the way to Win 10. <br>>> >> <br>>> >> my two cents... <br>>> >> cheers -ben <br>>> >> <br>>> >> like Ben said, thanks for these pointers. <br>>> > it seems that the function is supported as of 0x0600 (vista and server <br>>> > 2008) <br>>> > So it's not necessary to break compatibility with windows 7 yet, too many <br>>> > users still. <br>>> > Just use 0x0600 instead of 0x0602. <br>>> > <br>>> > <br>>> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 9:01 AM Marcel Taeumel <marcel.taeumel@hpi.de> wrote:<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> Hmm... regarding that function, 0x0600 would be enough. Sure. But Vista? Seriously? :-D<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> It's voting time! Here you go: http://www.strawpoll.me/20045290<br>>> <br>>> No need to vote, you gave the best reason to keep 0x0600 in your statement above. Why drop support if 0x0600 is enough!?<br>>> <br>>> Fabio<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> Best,<br>>> Marcel<br>>>> <br>>>> Am 13.05.2020 21:50:49 schrieb Nicolas Cellier <nicolas.cellier.aka.nice@gmail.com>:<br>>>> <br>>>> Hi all, <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> Le mer. 13 mai 2020 à 19:15, Ben Coman a écrit : <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 16:38, Stéphane Rollandin <br>>>> <br>>>> > wrote: <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> >> <br>>>> <br>>>> >> > We could bump further but Windows 8 looks like a fair improvement in <br>>>> <br>>>> >> > reliability and robustness comparing to its predecessors. And the last <br>>>> <br>>>> >> > update for Windows 8 was only 8 years ago. Not even a decade. :-) <br>>>> <br>>>> >> <br>>>> <br>>>> >> FWIW I am still on Windows 8.1 <br>>>> <br>>>> >> <br>>>> <br>>>> >> Stef <br>>>> <br>>>> >> <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > Whoops. I was about to say Windows 8 was crap - no one uses it. sorry. <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > The "good" versions of Windows were XP, 7 and 10. <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > My work machine is actually still on Windows 7. It only became <br>>>> <br>>>> > end-of-life at the beginning of this year. <br>>>> <br>>>> > I'd like to upgrade to 10 soon, but there are many 7 installations in the <br>>>> <br>>>> > wild for a coupe more years. <br>>>> <br>>>> > Roughly 200 million PCs worldwide will still be running older Windows <br>>>> <br>>>> > versions, mostly Windows 7. <br>>>> <br>>>> > Here it is by portion. <br>>>> <br>>>> > [image: image.png] <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-many-pcs-are-still-running-windows-7-today/ <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > So I'd agree XP definitely should be dumped, but settling on Win 8 seems <br>>>> <br>>>> > pointless. <br>>>> <br>>>> > Either also keep Win 7 <br>>>> <br>>>> > or also dump Win 8 and jump all the way to Win 10. <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > my two cents... <br>>>> <br>>>> > cheers -ben <br>>>> <br>>>> > <br>>>> <br>>>> > like Ben said, thanks for these pointers. <br>>>> <br>>>> it seems that the function is supported as of 0x0600 (vista and server 2008) <br>>>> <br>>>> So it's not necessary to break compatibility with windows 7 yet, too many <br>>>> <br>>>> users still. <br>>>> <br>>>> Just use 0x0600 instead of 0x0602. <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> Hi all,<br>>>> <br>>>> Le mer. 13 mai 2020 à 19:15, Ben Coman <btc@openinworld.com> a écrit :<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 16:38, Stéphane Rollandin <lecteur@zogotounga.net> wrote:<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> > We could bump further but Windows 8 looks like a fair improvement in <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> > reliability and robustness comparing to its predecessors. And the last <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> > update for Windows 8 was only 8 years ago. Not even a decade. :-)<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> FWIW I am still on Windows 8.1<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> Stef<br>>>> <br>>>> Whoops. I was about to say Windows 8 was crap - no one uses it. sorry.<br>>>> <br>>>> The "good" versions of Windows were XP, 7 and 10.<br>>>> <br>>>> My work machine is actually still on Windows 7. It only became end-of-life at the beginning of this year.<br>>>> I'd like to upgrade to 10 soon, but there are many 7 installations in the wild for a coupe more years.<br>>>> Roughly 200 million PCs worldwide will still be running older Windows versions, mostly Windows 7.<br>>>> Here it is by portion. <br>>>> <br>>>> https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-many-pcs-are-still-running-windows-7-today/ <br>>>> <br>>>> So I'd agree XP definitely should be dumped, but settling on Win 8 seems pointless.<br>>>> Either also keep Win 7<br>>>> or also dump Win 8 and jump all the way to Win 10.<br>>>> <br>>>> my two cents...<br>>>> cheers -ben<br>>>> <br>>>> like Ben said, thanks for these pointers.<br>>>> it seems that the function is supported as of 0x0600 (vista and server 2008)<br>>>> So it's not necessary to break compatibility with windows 7 yet, too many users still.<br>>>> Just use 0x0600 instead of 0x0602.<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>> <br><br><br></lecteur@zogotounga.net></btc@openinworld.com></nicolas.cellier.aka.nice@gmail.com></marcel.taeumel@hpi.de></lists@fniephaus.com></marcel.taeumel@hpi.de></div></blockquote>
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