MR> Let me make my position clear: I don't see the need to support a 14 MR> year old OS that has had no updates (including security updates) since MR> April 2014. If you're in business with such systems, you are operating MR> irresponsibly and I see no need to support such behavior. Also if you MR> are using such outdated systems, how likely is that you update to a MR> newer Firebird version; I think that is unlikely, so again why would we MR> need or want to support that.
When you say "you", I hope you are referring the message reader, and not myself, since I don't use XP or Win2003, but I have a Firebird dedicated portal with +72.000 registered people and I can assure you that those 2 systems are still being used in Brazil (who, btw, has the biggest Firebird user base in the world). So, I'm here just to show the scenario, not to fight for my personal needs (specially when they do not apply in this case). About outdated, insecure environments, you have no idea about what you can find here, and I will not even speak about this :D Anyway, my point is just to show that those 2 systems can still be widely used in some parts of the world, and this should be taken into the math when taking any decision. []s Carlos http://www.firebirdnews.org FireBase - http://www.FireBase.com.br ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
