RE: Re: Export file failure, file name parsing error

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Large
> Sent: Friday, 14 March 2014 9:26 AM
> To: users_at_tortoisesvn.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: Re: Export file failure, file name parsing error
>
> On 13 March 2014 22:01, Cypher P Unks <cypherpunks_at_dodgeit.com> wrote:
> >> On 13.03.2014 16:44, Andy Levy wrote:
> >>
> >> >> PD: Booo for stopping support for us XP users, it was
> *that* hard to maintain the 'compatibility' code in CommitMonitor?
> >> >
> >> > Microsoft doesn't support your 13 year old OS either. Lots of
> >> > software is out now that drops support. Time to move forward.
> >> >
> >> > If you think it's trivial to maintain that compatibility
> code, it's
> >> > open source and you can pick it up & try to keep it
> going yourself.
> >>
> >> And why should we either write functions twice (once for
> XP and once
> >> for the newer OS) or not use the new APIs and features at all?
> >> Also, if we keep maintaining the compatibility there's no
> reason for
> >> you to upgrade to a newer OS.
> >
> > Plain rude. That was really harsh! Also, 'if we keep
> maintaining the compatibility there's no reason for you to
> upgrade to a newer OS'? LOL, that's the most ridiculous thing
> I've ever heard! *Oh wait* I'll upgrade my OS because Stefan
> isn't going to keep compatibility with XP!!! I don't have any
> reasons to upgrade because ***W*I*N*D*O*W*S* *7*/*8*
> *S*U*C*K*S* *B*A*D*!*!*!*!*!*** I don't want to see a
> tablet-like 16-color checkerboard on my HD display!! If you
> want to give 'reasons' to your users to buy a crapload of OS
> then it's your decision, I'm not an idiot. Thanks for the
> (no) support.

I think this poster has the wrong idea about Windows 7. Windows 8 is the one that forces the loathsome tablet look onto everybody and that makes it hard for the power user to do anything. I'm an XP and Windows 7 user, and I find both quite tolerable. Obviously, mileages vary...

> Err, how much did you pay for TSVN? What makes you think you
> are entitled to free support from volunteers for as long as
> it suits you?

Very true. This is always at the forefront of my mind when I post anything on this list.

> Even Microsoft stops supporting XP in a few weeks. And
> Windows has moved on a lot since XP was released and there
> are quite a lot of features that TSVN uses that simply aren't
> in XP. Remember that this is a windows shell extension, not a
> standalone app, so it hooks into Windows Explorer and has to
> use the features provided there. These things change with new
> Windows releases, though not always for the better.

Unfortunately, true.

> Windows 8 is certainly not universally popular, but Windows 7
> is generally regarded as an improvement on XP and that's
> likely where the business PCs now running XP will go next.

I don't think many company IT departments will even look at Windows 8 nowadays. Maybe for the really low-end users, but not for serious business applications (and certainly not for software development). Windows 7 is already popular with businesses.

> I think the 'no reason' comment is just missing a smiley. Chill.
> No-one is forcing you to update.
>
> As Andy says, it is open source so if you want to create a
> fork of the project and maintain XP support yourself then you
> are welcome to do so.

Not simple for somebody who doesn't do hosted software development, but still worth a look-in.

Is support for 32-bit versions of Windows 7 going to be maintained? I've found myself with a 32-bit Win7 machine at work (it was destined for the "other" Geoff here, who works in finance, but suits my purposes for use with typical embedded software development tools).

Geoff

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