Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline to support Windows XP or Vista"

[Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo]

rasomware is definitely not a reason.

Windows XP may be patched against it. Its not a matter of design, but
implementation.

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Riccardo Paolo Bestetti <
riccardo.kyogre(a)live.it&gt; wrote:

>   I’m just gonna snap in for my yearly IT guy NT6 rant:
> this mindset is
>  going to kill the project by making it useless whenever it reaches a usable
>  state.
>
>  Windows XP/Server 2003 use is **already** marginal as of today, and it’s
>  only gonna get “worse” as more and more networks get infected by ransomware
>  and institutions all over the world wake up and update (and as time passes
>  of course). It’s not a matter of “fancy”, it is a matter of what people use
>  on their computers. With that argument you may as well advocate for DOS.
>
>
>
>  Please don’t be offended, as always this is only intended as a reality
>  check.
>
>
>
>  Best regards,
>
>  Riccardo Paolo Bestetti
>
>
>
>  *From:* Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] *On Behalf Of *Hermès
>  BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO
>  *Sent:* giovedì 29 giugno 2017 16:09
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>  *Subject:* Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline
>  to support Windows XP or Vista"
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>  I’m wondering for which useless / fancy features they need Windows 7+
>  support only….
>
>
>
>  H.
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>  *De :* Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]
>  &lt;ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.org&gt;] *De la part de* Javier Agustìn Fernàndez
>  Arroyo
>  *Envoyé :* jeudi 29 juin 2017 15:48
>  *À :* ReactOS Development List
>  *Objet :* [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline to
>  support Windows XP or Vista"
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>  https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.0/RC1
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>  FYI
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