Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-19 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
I'm not disappointed in the slightest. 8-) But the fact that it just popped up now was odd. Richmond. On 19.02.20 15:08, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote: I am sorry to disappoint you, but that update was released in 2012 https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1585?viewlocale=en_US&locale=de_DE

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-19 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
I am sorry to disappoint you, but that update was released in 2012 https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1585?viewlocale=en_US&locale=de_DE I have no idea why Macupdate blogs about it now. - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 19.02.2020 um 13:56 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode >

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-19 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Here's a "little something" for all the "We have to endlessly update at all costs" crowd: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/62001/os-x-lion-server-update Who realised that Apple are STILL supporting MacOS 10.7.5 in some way? Richmond. On 19.02.20 9:12, Richmond wrote: I would not expect a sof

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
I would not expect a software company to maintain any sort of backwards compatibility unless they could see any _significant financial advantage_ in that. About a year ago someone waved $100 at me for a version of my Devawriter Pro that would run on Mac OS 10.6 32-bit, and as it took me all of

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I suppose one could also make the counter argument that software companies do not have oodles of money laying around to maintain endless backwards compatibility with older operating systems. Something has to give. Bob S > On Feb 17, 2020, at 12:40 , Richmond via use-livecode > wrote: > > T

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Mark Talluto via use-livecode
> On Feb 18, 2020, at 9:28 AM, Charles Szasz via use-livecode > wrote: > > Richard, > > I have been a member of the LC community since roughly 2003. I have not seen > the notes on LC 9.6.0 DP2. My main focus has been on updating my apps to 64 > bit Mac desktop apps and conquering notarizi

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
The prices for ESU double each year... https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-will-staying-patched-on-windows-7-cost-you-heres-the-price-list/ - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 18.02.2020 um 18:06 schrieb Mark Talluto via use-livecode > : > >> On Feb 18, 2020, at 8:08 AM,

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 11:07 AM Mark Talluto via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Here is a fun sidenote. Windows 7 has also lost support from Microsoft as > of Jan 14, 2020. Microsoft provides a program called Extended Security > Updates. > > This program buys companies u

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Mark Talluto via use-livecode
> On Feb 18, 2020, at 8:08 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Richmond wrote: >> "The OP asked about using the latest version of LiveCode on an OS that was >> EOL'd many years ago." >> And I replied by suggesting a version of LiveCode that would produce >> standalones that would

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Richmond wrote: "The OP asked about using the latest version of LiveCode on an OS that was EOL'd many years ago." And I replied by suggesting a version of LiveCode that would produce standalones that would work on that OS. Do you have any idea how long Charles has been a member of this commu

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
"The OP asked about using the latest version of LiveCode on an OS that was EOL'd many years ago." And I replied by suggesting a version of LiveCode that would produce standalones that would work on that OS. That is probably all the chap needed to know. Richmond. On 18.02.20 10:34, Richard G

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Richmond wrote: Banging on about endless upgrades is pretty pointless because, unless one lives in a cave, one already knows about that. What might be better is to offer the OP a practical solution to their problem. Enlighten us: what do you feel constitutes as "practical solution" to Char

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-17 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
"Richmond as Dodo with ruffled feathers." Discuss. ;-) Banging on about endless upgrades is pretty pointless because, unless one lives in a cave, one already knows about that. What might be better is to offer the OP a practical solution to their problem. Richmond. On 18.02.20 0:21, Richard

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-17 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Richmond wrote: > Yeah, yeah, yeah . . . sick of that stuff about endless upgrades; and, > frankly banging on about them does not really help anyone who asks the > sort of question the OP asked. The OP asked about using the latest version of LiveCode on an OS that was EOL'd many years ago. I r

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-17 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Yeah, yeah, yeah . . . sick of that stuff about endless upgrades; and, frankly banging on about them does not really help anyone who asks the sort of question the OP asked. There is a simple fact that some people round "these parts" as well as elsewhere overlook . . . Not everyone has oddles

Re: LC 9.6.0 DP2

2020-02-17 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Charles Szasz wrote: > Has anyone noticed that LC 9.6.0 DP2 creates 32 bit Windows > standalones that are not compatible with Windows XP? The Release Notes list these Win version as compatible with LC 9.6dp2: - Windows 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 - Windows 8.x (Desktop) - Wi