Re: Updating 32-bit Windows users to 64-bit Windows builds?

2016-05-13 Thread keithgallistel
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 5:44:32 PM UTC-5, khag...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:47:15 PM UTC+2, Karl Tomlinson wrote: > > Lawrence Mandel writes: > > > > > Do we need this criteria? > > > > > > RAM - Does it hurt to move an instance that has <4GB? > > > > Yes. OOM will

Re: Updating 32-bit Windows users to 64-bit Windows builds?

2016-05-13 Thread keithgallistel
On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:35:52 AM UTC-5, Ben Hearsum wrote: > On 2016-05-12 06:44 PM, khagar...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:47:15 PM UTC+2, Karl Tomlinson wrote: > >> Lawrence Mandel writes: > >> > >>> Do we need this criteria? > >>> > >>> RAM - Does it hurt to move an

Re: Windows XP and Vista Long Term Support Plan

2016-10-15 Thread keithgallistel
I'm just a Developer Edition/Beta user and I have a Windows 10 system. That said, you did ask for opinions from a 'broader audience', so I guess I count. Here are my thoughts such as they are. 1) Mozilla supported Windows 95 for 6 years (1.5.0.12 in 2007) after its last update (2001), Windows 9

Re: Windows XP and Vista Long Term Support Plan

2016-10-21 Thread keithgallistel
On Monday, October 17, 2016 at 1:33:06 AM UTC-5, Peter Dolanjski wrote: > Thanks for taking the time to provide thorough feedback. > > 3) For Windows Vista, I don't see where the fire is. I realize that it has > > a vastly smaller user base, but it is close to Window 7 code base and API > > wise.

Re: Windows XP and Vista Long Term Support Plan

2016-10-22 Thread keithgallistel
On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 1:11:16 PM UTC-5, Kyle Huey wrote: > No. These machines should not be on the Internet anymore. If the > operating system vendor is no longer supporting their product with > security releases an out of date TLS stack is a minor problem compared > to the remote code e

Re: Windows XP and Vista Long Term Support Plan

2016-10-24 Thread keithgallistel
On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 4:27:32 AM UTC-5, Martin Thomson wrote: > Yep, I just designated a relatives machine to recycling on that basis. > I could have updated the OS, but they had other better options, so > we're reclaiming the space. I know that neither option is that > pleasant, but it

Re: Windows XP and Vista Long Term Support Plan

2016-10-24 Thread keithgallistel
On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 3:12:31 AM UTC-5, Gervase Markham wrote: > On 22/10/16 10:16, keithgallis...@gmail.com wrote: > > My concern is that by killing digital certificate updates and TLS > > updates, still in use machines whose main purpose is Internet access > > are essentially bricked. >

Re: Windows XP and Vista Long Term Support Plan

2016-10-25 Thread keithgallistel
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 3:22:10 AM UTC-5, Gervase Markham wrote: > On 24/10/16 18:44, Eric Rescorla wrote: > > This seems to assume facts not in evidence, namely that people will stop > > using those > > machines rather than just living with whatever the last version we updated > > them to.