From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mailfo02.lmco.com (mailfo02.lmco.com [192.35.35.12]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 083583858404 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:22:09 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 083583858404 Received: from lmxpvfgd08w05.us.lmco.com (lmxpvfg08w05.ems.lmco.com [172.23.84.52]) by mailfo02.lmco.com (8.16.0.42/8.16.0.42) with ESMTP id 19RHM6ag114964 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:22:06 GMT Received: from lmxpvfgd07w01.us.lmco.com (172.23.84.40) by lmxpvfgd08w05.us.lmco.com (172.23.84.52) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384_P256) id 15.1.2308.14; Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:22:05 -0400 Received: from emss02g01.ems.lmco.com (134.133.35.79) by lmxpvfgd07w01.us.lmco.com (172.23.84.40) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384_P256) id 15.1.2308.14 via Frontend Transport; Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:22:05 -0400 Received: from gelac.mar.lmco.com (gelac.mar.lmco.com [134.5.58.17]) by emss02g01.ems.lmco.com (8.16.0.42/8.16.0.42) with ESMTPS id 19RHM4cr354292 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:22:04 GMT Received: from [192.168.3.107] (rsilg2.mar.lmco.com [134.5.89.21]) by gelac.mar.lmco.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/SuSE Linux 0.8) with ESMTP id 19RHVENC029174 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:31:16 -0400 Message-ID: <4b2f060a-7961-fb34-0bf6-0eb218404b95@lmco.com> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:22:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/91.1.0 Subject: Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [HEADSUP] Phasing out old Windows versions and 32 bit support Content-Language: en-US To: References: From: Damon Register In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-LM-Intranet-Inbound: IPlocal=134.133.35.81 FromIP=134.5.58.17 Env=damon.w.register@lmco.com g=wg6WQx0usDEqfftrnUj8N-GwEBsziPAH q=19RHM4cr354292 m=1 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:6.0.425, 18.0.790 definitions=2021-10-27_05:2021-10-26, 2021-10-27 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:6.0.425, 18.0.790 definitions=2021-10-27_05:2021-10-26, 2021-10-27 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-GUID: kD-6q8_NCQex5InGKGxibK5ejB6VG4pc X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: kD-6q8_NCQex5InGKGxibK5ejB6VG4pc X-LM-Outbound: External 172.23.84.52 cntry=** g=kD-6q8_NCQex5InGKGxibK5ejB6VG4pc q=19RHM6ag114964 m=1 X-LM-OBSENDER: damon.w.register@lmco.com X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 adultscore=0 phishscore=0 suspectscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 mlxlogscore=638 malwarescore=0 mlxscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.12.0-2110150000 definitions=main-2110270098 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:22:11 -0000 On 10/27/2021 11:25 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:55 PM Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >> The upcoming version 3.3.0 is the last version officially supporting >> Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. >> >> The next major release 3.4.0 will be released in 2022 and will be the >> last one officially supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 >> R2, and Windows Server 2012. >> >> We're also planning to drop Support for the 32 bit release of Cygwin in >> 2022 > > This is all good. I really appreciate all the developer's efforts > with Cygwin. There are thousands of ham radio operators all over the > world who would not be getting data file updates without this > software! I am not sure that I follow this. Are you saying that amateur radio users will be fine with the loss of old Windows support? The appreciation is a general thanks for all that Cygwin developers do or is it a hint that you hope they don't drop old Windows? If it is the hope that old Windows isn't dropped, then it makes me smile a little. Now that I am in amateur radio, I see that it is an expensive hobby and a new computer is a small cost compared to the radio equipment Damon Register KK4OFV