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yary
Date:
October 23, 2022 13:32
Subject:
Re: Aw: Rakudo for W7?
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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-users@perl.org> wrote:

> > Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Oktober 2022 um 05:37 Uhr
> > Von: "ToddAndMargo via perl6-users" <perl6-users@perl.org>
> > An: "perl6-users" <perl6-users@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, notna@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

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