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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] On Behalf Of > ajac...@yahoo.es > Sent: 30 June 2017 05:47 > To: ReactOS Development List <ros-dev@reactos.org> > 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:riccardo.kyo...@live.it> > Enviado: jueves, 29 de junio de 2017 22:11 > Para: ReactOS Development List <mailto:ros-dev@reactos.org> > 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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] On Behalf Of Colin Finck > > Sent: giovedì 29 giugno 2017 20:00 > > To: ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto:ros-dev@reactos.org> > > 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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] *On Behalf Of > >> *Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO > >> *Sent:* giovedì 29 giugno 2017 16:09 > >> *To:* 'ReactOS Development List' <ros-dev@reactos.org >> <mailto:ros-dev@reactos.org> > > >> *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:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] *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 > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Ros-dev mailing list > >> Ros-dev@reactos.org > >> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ros-dev mailing list > > Ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto:Ros-dev@reactos.org> > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Ros-dev mailing list > > Ros-dev@reactos.org <mailto:Ros-dev@reactos.org> > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ros-dev mailing list > Ros-dev@reactos.org > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > _______________________________________________ Ros-dev mailing list Ros-dev@reactos.org http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
