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.
>
> From: Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of [e-mail]
> Sent: 30 June 2017 05:47
> To: ReactOS Development List [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline tosupport Windows XP or Vista"
>
> 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.
>
> Best regards
>
> Antonio J. Arrieta Cuartero
>
> Enviado desde mi Lumia 635 con Windows 10 Mobile
>
> 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"
>
> 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.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Riccardo Paolo Bestetti
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Colin Finck
>
> Sent: giovedì 29 giugno 2017 20:00
>
> To: [e-mail] mailto:[e-mail]
>
> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline to support Windows XP or Vista"
>
> 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.
>
> Just my two cents, as the previous replies could lead you to believe we're failing the reality check.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Colin
>
> Am 29.06.2017 um 18:54 schrieb Riccardo Paolo Bestetti:
> > 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
> > *To:* 'ReactOS Development List' <[e-mail] mailto:[e-mail] >
> > *Subject:* Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last
> > codeline to support Windows XP or Vista"
> >
> >
> >
> > I’m wondering for which useless / fancy features they need Windows 7+
> > support only….
> >
> >
> >
> > H.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *De :*Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] *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"
> >
> >
> >
> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.0/RC1
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > FYI
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
> >
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