On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Yang Tse <yangsita_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Given all  the claims that have stated that VS2008 fully 'supports'
> Windows 2000 as a valid build target, and despite the apparent
> contradiction with the Windows SDK docs which do not mention Windows
> 2000 as a valid build target.
>
> Finally there seems to exist a Microsoft definitive answer, copied
> below for future reference in case the link changes, which is located
> in the following MSDN page:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ws0swas0.aspx
>
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>
> This page is specific to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5
>
> Run-Time Library Reference
>
> Windows Platforms (CRT)
>
> The C run-time libraries support Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows
> Server 2003, and Windows Vista. All these operating systems support
> the Windows Application Programming Interface (API) and provide full
> Unicode support. In addition, any Win32 application can use a
> multibyte character set (MBCS).
>
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>
> Since VS2008's CRTs support Windows 2000, Windows SDK for VS2008 is
> obliged to also support it being officcially mentioned or not.
>
> So...
>
> It seems quite reasonable to lower lib(curl) minimum default build
> target from Windows XP down to Windows 2000 when using VS2008.
>
> Someone against this change? Or comments on time schedule for change
> to take place?

Fine with me

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