> I agree, let's remove it. We've had a history of "windows champions" > (oh, hi Josh) and I don't see a clear one here, nor do I think that's > a good methodology to promote in the long term (and history shows > this, too.) Clearly, 90+% of C* actual usage is on a unix-like > system, so this is an outlier to support when other avenues are > available on that platform like WSL.
+1. My use case is a minor one and if the removal of Windows support leads to a significant improvement of the project's velocity (and overall quality) then let's drop it and improve our docs to show users how they can easily get started on WSL/Docker. Brandon Williams <dri...@gmail.com> escreveu no dia quinta, 30/07/2020 à(s) 16:14: > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 9:57 AM Joshua McKenzie <jmcken...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > I think that not supporting Windows for local dev environments would make > > > it harder for developers to get started with Apache Cassandra > > > > > I was the one that got Windows fully supported in 2014/2015 for context. > > > > I say we pull support out. The way NTFS treats hard links (i.e. inability > > to delete junctions if someone has a handle open to them even w/the right > > flags if the file is memory mapped) is just a major headache in terms of > > the way C*'s file I/O operates. > > I agree, let's remove it. We've had a history of "windows champions" > (oh, hi Josh) and I don't see a clear one here, nor do I think that's > a good methodology to promote in the long term (and history shows > this, too.) Clearly, 90+% of C* actual usage is on a unix-like > system, so this is an outlier to support when other avenues are > available on that platform like WSL. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cassandra.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cassandra.apache.org
