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On 10 Apr 2014 15:54, "Bill Y." <[email protected]> wrote:
> IMO telling a person they should switch to Linux because it is Free has
> not bearing on the issue. There are a plethora of reasons why an individual
> may want to stick with XP despite it's EOL this past Tuesday, and while I
> agree they are taking security risks the longer they use it, I've been to
> places that used Windows 2000 for years past it's EOL because Linux was not
> an option. To me LMMS should not judge an OS as the reason to not fix a
> bug. To me XP bug support should only stop if a core component of LMMS
> simply can not work with XP with out doing a major overhaul to the code.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Jonathan Aquilina <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> IMHO it would be up to the user if they want to use it, but i think the
>> ultimate question is should we fix xp specific bugs?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Israel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> @Tres... yes it is not good to replace OS for one app, but
>>> XP is now in open season for exploits. people have been working hard,
>>> holding back exploits waiting for the day when XP would be free to abuse.
>>> It is not good to encourage anyone to use a vulnerable OS, especially
>>> when there are Libre alternatives. And the US gov wont have a nice open
>>> door to your info using
>>> Libre os, either. 50% of China users mean that it is a HUGE juicy
>>> target for people that are doing wrong. You can of course dual boot with
>>> XP, and ONLY use it when there is some win app
>>> that you 'have to have'.
>>>
>>> I cannot in good conscience stand by and let someone walk into trouble,
>>> so I said it out of caring for the users, not because I think they should
>>> use FLOSS only. They can spend money to buy windows Vista, or 7, but I
>>> suggest Lubuntu because it is fast and free and libre.
>>>
>>> Most XP (computer users really) don't know about security. They think
>>> anti-virus is security... it is clean up, not protection. protection is
>>> having no open ports, having a firewall, having security updates when each
>>> exploit is found (I routinely find that every exploit that gets mentioned
>>> is one I have an update for that day, or the day before), etc...
>>>
>>> Sorry, for the non lmms rant... go ahead and support XP if you want... I
>>> just think the users should know the dangers of using it :D
>>>
>>> On 04/10/2014 07:32 AM, Tres Finocchiaro wrote:
>>>
>>> @MusikBear,
>>>
>>> Thanks for testing this. That is exactly what we need in order to
>>> offer support.
>>>
>>> I am sure there are many on this list that can indicate numerous
>>>> distros that would be better to use.
>>>
>>>
>>> As MusicBear mentioned, this is a bit off-topic. Although it's
>>> pragmatic to recommend a FOSS *nix, from my experience it is often the
>>> wrong answer to the compatibility questions.
>>>
>>> I am not comfortable telling any of the user community to replace
>>> their OS to run one application. 50% of China still uses Windows XP, which
>>> represents approx 10% of the world's population. I'm glad we have someone
>>> to test this. Thanks!!
>>>
>>> -Tres
>>>
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