hello again guys, What if we get latest NT5 libreoffice version (5.4.6 as of now, and 5.4.7-rc1 is out) just for testing purposes? i guess it will be dropped from official website, andi don´t know if it will be still available in any way......
On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Michael Fritscher <mich...@fritscher.net> wrote: > 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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] On Behalf Of > ajac...@yahoo.es > > Sent: 30 June 2017 05:47 > > To: ReactOS Development List <ros-dev@reactos.org> > > 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:riccardo.kyo...@live.it> > > Enviado: jueves, 29 de junio de 2017 22:11 > > Para: ReactOS Development List <mailto:ros-dev@reactos.org> > > 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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] On Behalf Of Colin > Finck > > > > Sent: giovedì 29 giugno 2017 20:00 > > > > To: ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto:ros-dev@reactos.org> > > > > 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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] *On Behalf Of > > > >> *Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO > > > >> *Sent:* giovedì 29 giugno 2017 16:09 > > > >> *To:* 'ReactOS Development List' <ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto: > ros-dev@reactos.org> > > > > >> *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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] *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 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Ros-dev mailing list > > > >> Ros-dev@reactos.org > > > >> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Ros-dev mailing list > > > > Ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto:Ros-dev@reactos.org> > > > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Ros-dev mailing list > > > > Ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto:Ros-dev@reactos.org> > > > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ros-dev mailing list > > Ros-dev@reactos.org > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ros-dev mailing list > Ros-dev@reactos.org > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev >
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