Re: Ros-dev Digest, Vol 165, Issue 3

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>    1. Re: "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline
>       tosupport Windows XP or Vista" (Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo)
>    2. Re: "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last codeline
>       tosupport Windows XP or Vista" (Erkin Alp Güney)
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> Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 01:02:53 +0200
> From: Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <[email protected]>
> To: ReactOS Development List <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last
>         codeline tosupport Windows XP or Vista"
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> 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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> Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 10:13:02 +0300
> From: Erkin Alp Güney <[email protected]>
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> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] "Note: LibreOffice 5.4 will be the last
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> Apache OpenOffice does not fully support newer features of ODF.
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> 06-05-2018 02:02 tarihinde Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo yazdı:
> > as an alternative, Apache OpenOffice still supports NT5
> >
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