RE: [PHP-DEV] Dumping support for Windows 98 andWindows ME

From: Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:14:59 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Dumping support for Windows 98 andWindows ME
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Yep, they are available at http://museum.php.net/ We might want to put a more prominent link on http://www.php.net/downloads.php to that page w/ an explanation. Andi > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank M. Kromann [mailto:frank@kromann.info] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 2:20 PM > To: Andi Gutmans > Cc: 'PHP internals' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Dumping support for Windows 98 andWindows ME > > +1 > > It might be a good idea to keep the latest build of php4/5, > that can run on these systems, arround for a while so the > users can download them. > > - Frank > > > Hi all, > > > > In the spirit of dumping Win95 support in PHP 5, I'd like > to officialy > dump > > Windows 98&ME support from this point onwards. We are > sticking to old > > Windows APIs because of this support which doesn't make much sense > > considering that Microsoft has stopped supporting those > platforms six > months > > ago (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx). > > So I see no reason for us to support Micorsoft customers better than > they do > > :) Those who are stuck on those versions should just stick to the > versions > > up to PHP 5.2.0. They are not getting Windows updates, so why should > they > > get PHP updates? > > > > Unless anyone disagrees with this, we'll go ahead with this. > > > > Andi > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To > unsubscribe, > > visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > >

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