as an alternative, Apache OpenOffice still supports NT5

On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 12:38 AM, David Quintana (gigaherz) <
[email protected]> wrote:

> No need to panick, they themselves link to this as an archive of old
> versions: https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/
> So even if it's gone from their own site, it should remain there.
>
> On 6 May 2018 at 00:30, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 <[email protected]>
>> 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
>>> [email protected]
>>> > Sent: 30 June 2017 05:47
>>> > To: ReactOS Development List <[email protected]>
>>> > 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:[email protected]>
>>> > Enviado: jueves, 29 de junio de 2017 22:11
>>> > Para: ReactOS Development List <mailto:[email protected]>
>>> > 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Colin
>>> Finck
>>> >
>>> > Sent: giovedì 29 giugno 2017 20:00
>>> >
>>> > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>> >
>>> > 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:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of
>>> >
>>> >> *Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO
>>> >
>>> >> *Sent:* giovedì 29 giugno 2017 16:09
>>> >
>>> >> *To:* 'ReactOS Development List' <[email protected] <mailto:
>>> [email protected]> >
>>> >
>>> >> *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:[email protected]] *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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