Hi, What is right in https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/6286 is that https://lilypond.org/windows.html currently says systems as old as Windows 2000 are supported, which is obviously not true. It looks like that page has not been updated for long. What should we replace this statement with? In my opinion, as stated on https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2021-12/msg00098.html there is no point in claiming Windows 7 support if we can't commit to it, and we have little to no testing resources for that. So I'd propose to say 'For Windows 10' with a footnote: 'While earlier versions of Windows may be able to run LilyPond, they are not officially supported. Usage is at your own risk.' or something like that. Furthermore, I think we can close existing issues about Windows 7 (the only other Windows version which still has non-negligible usage). As a reminder, according to https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide, it is used by 12% of Windows computers. I don't think the people who keep running old versions of their OS are most often people who will want to upgrade their LilyPond to the latest version. Also, the market share has decreased by 5% in a year, so it will have decreased further by the time we release 2.24. This system is unsupported by at least Microsoft and Python. In my opinion, Jonas' choice of focusing his efforts on Windows 10 is wise, and it's not like there is an obvious person who would be willing to make Windows 7 work either.
Thoughts? Jean
