On Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:01:55 +0100 Michael Niedermayer <mich...@niedermayer.cc> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 02:26:31PM +0100, wm4 wrote: > > I propose that FFmpeg sets the minimum supported Windows version to > > Windows Vista (or maybe Windows 7). This would remove Windows XP > > support. > > > > The reason is that Windows XP does not provide certain convenient APIs, > > in particular locking primitives that map well to pthread. There are > > other problems, such as upstream projects dropping XP support, and > > developers not being able to test. > > > > Dropping it has advantages for us. For example, it would allow is to > > rewrite the messy locking code for AVCodec registration, which has been > > a topic recently. > > > > Microsoft ended all support for Windows XP on January 31, 2009. That's > > almost a decade ago. There is a lack of security updates, which makes > > merely using Windows XP dangerous. There is no reason to put so much > > effort into supporting an old, unsupported OS. > > > > We should drop XP support, and allow unconditional use of Windows Vista > > APIs. > > > > I'm also casting an internal vote to probe for support (this vote is > > meant for members of the FFmpeg voting committee only). > > > > The subject of the vote is: > > > > Should we drop support for Windows XP starting in git master and the > > next FFmpeg major release? > > > > Current release branches are explicitly unaffected. > > > > My own vote on this issue is "yes" (assuming I still have a right for a > > vote, I really don't know). > > I dont remember anyone opposing "droping XP support", I have to wonder > why there is a vote on something, noone (that i remember) objected > to. At least not recently. To avoid flamewars and drama when someone actually makes a change that would break Windows XP. _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel
