[Lazarus] Inno Setup no longer supports Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me

[Henry Vermaak]

On 03/08/12 10:46, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 3 August 2012 10:08, Henry Vermaak <henry.vermaak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Lol, you owe me a new keyboard.  No updates for 6 years from MS, no
>> journalling filesystem (no ntfs).  Stop talking out of your backside.
> 
> 
> And how often did "updates" break an existing system. I have
> experienced this plenty of times! Hence, if my system works, I don't
> bother with updates any more. I'm behind a secure firewall, so no
> issues for me.

A system doesn't "work" if it corrupts data if you get a power cut.
Power cuts are quite common in South Africa now, I hear.

>> I personally think it's immoral to support these operating systems.
>> People should be forced away from them for their own good (security
> 
> We have clients that run their Win98 systems in a class-room
> environment where they have NO internet access. So security is no
> issue to them either. And if the current system with the latest
> service packs runs there systems perfect, why must they be forced to
> upgrade. You clearly have NO CLUE has to how much time and effort and

Fair enough, I see that cost is an issue for these people (I'm from
Africa too, after all).  This is something they can remedy by moving to
a more open platform, as many organisations have, which will give the
software (and hardware) a much more guaranteed future.  This may also
cost them, in the short term - but it will cost them more if they choose
the easy way out.

> Typical response from a hobby
> programmer with no real clients.

How childish, but I expect no less from you.  This would be a
compliment, actually, but it's not true.  I wish I was a hobby
programmer, then I won't have to make ridiculous concessions to ignorant
customers.  Then I won't have to rush software out the door before I'm
happy with it.  Then I won't get my arm twisted to support platforms
that hurt my industry and profession.

Henry