Am 09.09.2016 um 21:59 schrieb Jeffrey Walton: > > On Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 3:14:13 AM UTC-5, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I know some folks have been chomping at the bit for this one... I > just want to make sure we don't have strong objections. > > How do folks feel about making Visual Studio 2010 the default > sometime after the first of the year? "Sometime after the first of > the year" would be a point-release. For example, Crypto++ 5.7, > 5.8, 6.0, etc. > > I also want to ensure folks actually *have* a version of Visual > Studio 2010 or above to use. "All they need to do is download the > free copy of the software from the Microsoft website" is a false > choice, so please don't fall into the trap. Here are some of the > not-so-apparent reasons and barriers: > > * some folks would violate free Visual Studio licensing terms > * some folks may object to free Visual Studio licensing terms > * some folks would not be able to endure free Visual Studio > technical limitations > * some folks may object to the gimmick Microsoft runs and the > expiring trial > * some folks may not be able to afford to purchase Visual Studio > with an authorized license > * some folks may not have hardware to run a modern version of > Visual Studio > > > Where does consensus lie with respect to VS2010? > > I'm OK with it. When I take visually impaired folks into > consideration, then I'm willing to overlook some of my objects in > strong favor of it. (VS2010 and above provides very good screen reader > support) > > I think JPM is for it now that we ironed out the path problems (JPM?). > Marcel Raad is for it. For the record: I'm indeed for making VS2010 the main VC solution configuration.
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