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

[Michael Fritscher]

Hi,

is there a list which need to be done to get the basic NT6 architecture
just to get feeling how much work it is? Sadly, I'm afraid that we'll
need a proper NT6 architecture to get modern drivers running, won't we?

Best regards,
Michael Fritscher

On 30.06.2017 11:46, Ged Murphy wrote:
>   That’s what’s currently being worked on.
>  
>  The kernel still closely follows the NT5.2 architecture, but user mode will have NT6+
> compatibility shims to allow modern applications to run correctly.
>  
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>  From: Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of ajaczgz(a)yahoo.es
>  Sent: 30 June 2017 05:47
>  To: ReactOS Development List <ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> >   
>  Subject: Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the
> last codeline tosupport Windows XP or Vista"
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>  I think it’s no neccesary to implement NT6, only to avoid the compatibility tests to NT6
> and implement only the characteristics that the most of the programs uses.
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>  Best regards
>  
>  Antonio J. Arrieta Cuartero 
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>  Enviado desde mi Lumia 635 con Windows 10 Mobile
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>  De: Riccardo Paolo Bestetti <mailto:[e-mail]> 
>  Enviado: jueves, 29 de junio de 2017 22:11
>  Para: ReactOS Development List <mailto:[e-mail]> 
>  Asunto: Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline tosupport
> Windows XP or Vista"
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>  Hello Colin,
>  
>  As this definitely wasn't the predominant thinking the last time this same discussion
> took place, Hermès' email scared me a bit. Thank you so much for clarifying.
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>   
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>  Best regards,
>  
>  Riccardo Paolo Bestetti
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>  
>  -----Original Message-----
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>  From: Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Colin Finck
>  
>  Sent: giovedì 29 giugno 2017 20:00
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>  To: ros-dev(a)reactos.org <mailto:[e-mail]> 
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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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>  Rest assured, we know that ReactOS won't be of much use if we stay NT5-only. Work is
> underway to provide a seamless support of NT6 applications on top of the existing
> codebase.
>  
>  Also the majority of developers should be using an NT6 platform themselves, so they
> certainly aim for support for NT6 applications.
>  
>  Finally, applications compiled by modern versions of Visual Studio are NT6-only by
> default, so supporting this platform is unavoidable.
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>   
>  
>  Just my two cents, as the previous replies could lead you to believe we're failing
> the reality check.
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>  Cheers,
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>   
>  
>  Colin
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>  Am 29.06.2017 um 18:54 schrieb Riccardo Paolo Bestetti:
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> >   I’m just gonna snap in for my yearly IT guy NT6
> > rant: this mindset is  
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> >   going to kill the project by making it useless
> > whenever it reaches a  
>  
> >   usable state. 
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> >   
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> >   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. 
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> >   
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> >     
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> >   Please don’t be offended, as always this is only
> > intended as a reality  
>  
> >   check. 
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> >     
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> >   Best regards, 
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> >   
>  
> >   Riccardo Paolo Bestetti 
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> >     
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> >   
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> >   *From:*Ros-dev
> > [mailto:[e-mail]] *On Behalf Of  
>  
> >   *Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO 
>  
> >   *Sent:* giovedì 29 giugno 2017 16:09 
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> > *To:* 'ReactOS Development List' &lt;ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> <mailto:[e-mail]>
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> >   *Subject:* Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice
> > 5.4 will be the last  
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> >   codeline to support Windows XP or Vista"
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> >   I’m wondering for which useless / fancy features
> > they need Windows 7+  
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> >   support only…. 
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> >   H. 
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> >   *De :*Ros-dev
> > [mailto:[e-mail]] *De la part de*  
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> >   Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo *Envoyé :* jeudi
> > 29 juin 2017 15:48 *À  
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> >   :* 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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