On Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 3:14:13 AM UTC-5, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I know some folks have been chomping at the bit for this one... I just > want to make sure we don't have strong objections. > > How do folks feel about making Visual Studio 2010 the default sometime > after the first of the year? "Sometime after the first of the year" would > be a point-release. For example, Crypto++ 5.7, 5.8, 6.0, etc. > > I also want to ensure folks actually *have* a version of Visual Studio > 2010 or above to use. "All they need to do is download the free copy of the > software from the Microsoft website" is a false choice, so please don't > fall into the trap. Here are some of the not-so-apparent reasons and > barriers: > > * some folks would violate free Visual Studio licensing terms > * some folks may object to free Visual Studio licensing terms > * some folks would not be able to endure free Visual Studio technical > limitations > * some folks may object to the gimmick Microsoft runs and the expiring > trial > * some folks may not be able to afford to purchase Visual Studio with an > authorized license > * some folks may not have hardware to run a modern version of Visual > Studio >
Where does consensus lie with respect to VS2010? I'm OK with it. When I take visually impaired folks into consideration, then I'm willing to overlook some of my objects in strong favor of it. (VS2010 and above provides very good screen reader support) I think JPM is for it now that we ironed out the path problems (JPM?). Marcel Raad is for it. Jeff -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Crypto++ Users" Google Group. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]. More information about Crypto++ and this group is available at http://www.cryptopp.com. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crypto++ Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
