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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Dumping support for Windows 98 and
	Windows ME
From: frank@kromann.info ("Frank M. Kromann")

+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
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