I interpreted the previous email as, here is the last date that we know Windows 7 was supported. And here is an archive that goes way back in time. find the listing in the archive that is close to that date where Windows 7 support ended. That seems like a fair method.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 8:18 PM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users < perl6-us...@perl.org> wrote: > > Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Oktober 2022 um 05:37 Uhr > > Von: "ToddAndMargo via perl6-users" <perl6-us...@perl.org> > > An: "perl6-users" <perl6-us...@perl.org> > > Betreff: Rakudo for W7? > > Hi All, > > > > Where can I download the latest Rakudo Star > > that supports 64 bit Windows 7? > > > > Many thanks, > > -T > > > On 10/21/22 08:48, no...@ist-einmalig.de wrote: > > Hi. > > > > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support ==> Windows7 > support ended January, 14 2020 > > No fear of a stupid M$ update destroying your system. > And no need to try to find replacements for perfectly > working mission critical software that has been > abandoned and will not run on current versions > of Windows. > > I do not force my customer onto the latest just because > it is the latest. There are conditions were they need > to be able to operate on older systems. (I will > work on any system. I occasionally still see DOS > computers.) > > As far for security goes, M$'s security updates are > typically very late to the show and very poorly done. > A decent anti-virus fills i for you. And there are > those instances were these older system are not even > on the Internet. ESET still works wonderfully on > Windows 7. > > > > https://rakudo.org/downloads/star offers Star Bundles back to 2010.07 > > > Which goes back to my question. What is the last > one they published that supports Windows 7? > > > > > > > What am I missing? > > See above > > > > > Regards > > Anton > -- -y
