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Why have you not noticed anywhere that the program does not support Windows 7? I have read the system requirements, then found no info about 7, then run the .ex

Why have you not noticed anywhere that the program does not support Windows 7? I have read the system requirements, then found no info about 7, then run the .exe file, then realized it is not running without any error. There is a reason software must have a clearly defined system requirements.

Rinzler89 2y ago
>Why have you not noticed anywhere that the program does not support Windows 7? What's with the attitude? Maybe the author didn't expect people to still be running an OS that's 15 years old and 4 years since its End-Of-Life. Nothing wrong if you voluntarily choose to daily drive a dead OS today at your own risk, but expecting unpaid developers to cater to your super narrow niche is the epitome of entitlement.
- eimrine 2y ago
  > Maybe the author didn't expect people to still be running an OS that's 15 years old and 4 years since its End-Of-Life. Do you know why the System Requirements pages exist? Do you know who uses them? Do you know what the user does when he opens the System Requirement page and can not find the information whether this or that machine capable of running the software? > expecting unpaid developers to cater to your super narrow niche is the epitome of entitlement. Please don't read what I didn't write and have some respect for those who has just unfreezed from a time capsule. Disability to define whether I can run the program even after looking at the System Requirement page is kind of annoying.
wtfwhateven 2y ago
Why are you using windows 7? "legacy operating systems that have not been supported by their vendor for 4+ years are not supported" is common sense
- eimrine 2y ago
  > Why are you using windows 7? I have a laptop with ATI videocard, it can not run a modern OS any more. > is common sense When the laptop was new, it was a common sense to support as much old Windozes as possible. Come on, this laptop definitely deserves to have a PDF reader.
  - wtfwhateven 2y ago
    > When the laptop was new, it was a common sense to support as much old Windozes as possible. No it wasn't. > Come on, this laptop definitely deserves to have a PDF reader. Then use an operating system that is supported instead of expecting devs to do what you tell them to do.
    - eimrine 2y ago
      I have edited the message, I meant ATI videocard. The most modern OS which supports this videocard is 7. > No it wasn't. How old are you? In 2009 it was not just common, backward compability was Windoze's killer feature at that time. > Then use an operating system that is supported instead of expecting devs to do what you tell them to do. Adding one text line in System Requirements page, no any coding, is telling devs what to do? There is a reason why the System Requirement pages exist.
      - Rinzler89 2y ago
        >In 2009 it was not just common, backward compability was Windoze's killer feature at that time. You're massively confused and mistaken on what backwards compatibility actually is. Backwards compatibility means that a platform/OS from the present day can run software from the past, not that an OS from the distant past(2009) can somehow magically run software from 15 years in the future, which is what you're trying to do and is not a use case any mainstream OS has ever been designed for since nobody ahs a crystal ball to know how SW will be written in the future.
  - Rinzler89 2y ago
    >I have a laptop with ATI videocard, it can not run a modern OS any more. Implausable. I have a PC from 2006-2007 with a equally old Nvidia card and it can run modern Debian(AntiX 23.1) just fine with FOSS drivers. >When the laptop was new, it was a common sense to support as much old Windozes as possible. What does that even mean in correct English without leet speak? >Come on, this laptop definitely deserves to have a PDF reader. Instead of expecting people to write Windows 7 compatible software today why aren't you trying Linux on it? Then you can read all the PDFs you like. Have some common sense please.

Rinzler89 2y ago

>Why have you not noticed anywhere that the program does not support Windows 7? What's with the attitude? Maybe the author didn't expect people to still be running an OS that's 15 years old and 4 years since its End-Of-Life. Nothing wrong if you voluntarily choose to daily drive a dead OS today at your own risk, but expecting unpaid developers to cater to your super narrow niche is the epitome of entitlement.

eimrine 2y ago
> Maybe the author didn't expect people to still be running an OS that's 15 years old and 4 years since its End-Of-Life. Do you know why the System Requirements pages exist? Do you know who uses them? Do you know what the user does when he opens the System Requirement page and can not find the information whether this or that machine capable of running the software? > expecting unpaid developers to cater to your super narrow niche is the epitome of entitlement. Please don't read what I didn't write and have some respect for those who has just unfreezed from a time capsule. Disability to define whether I can run the program even after looking at the System Requirement page is kind of annoying.

wtfwhateven 2y ago

Why are you using windows 7? "legacy operating systems that have not been supported by their vendor for 4+ years are not supported" is common sense

eimrine 2y ago
> Why are you using windows 7? I have a laptop with ATI videocard, it can not run a modern OS any more. > is common sense When the laptop was new, it was a common sense to support as much old Windozes as possible. Come on, this laptop definitely deserves to have a PDF reader.
- wtfwhateven 2y ago
  > When the laptop was new, it was a common sense to support as much old Windozes as possible. No it wasn't. > Come on, this laptop definitely deserves to have a PDF reader. Then use an operating system that is supported instead of expecting devs to do what you tell them to do.
  - eimrine 2y ago
    I have edited the message, I meant ATI videocard. The most modern OS which supports this videocard is 7. > No it wasn't. How old are you? In 2009 it was not just common, backward compability was Windoze's killer feature at that time. > Then use an operating system that is supported instead of expecting devs to do what you tell them to do. Adding one text line in System Requirements page, no any coding, is telling devs what to do? There is a reason why the System Requirement pages exist.
    - Rinzler89 2y ago
      >In 2009 it was not just common, backward compability was Windoze's killer feature at that time. You're massively confused and mistaken on what backwards compatibility actually is. Backwards compatibility means that a platform/OS from the present day can run software from the past, not that an OS from the distant past(2009) can somehow magically run software from 15 years in the future, which is what you're trying to do and is not a use case any mainstream OS has ever been designed for since nobody ahs a crystal ball to know how SW will be written in the future.
- Rinzler89 2y ago
  >I have a laptop with ATI videocard, it can not run a modern OS any more. Implausable. I have a PC from 2006-2007 with a equally old Nvidia card and it can run modern Debian(AntiX 23.1) just fine with FOSS drivers. >When the laptop was new, it was a common sense to support as much old Windozes as possible. What does that even mean in correct English without leet speak? >Come on, this laptop definitely deserves to have a PDF reader. Instead of expecting people to write Windows 7 compatible software today why aren't you trying Linux on it? Then you can read all the PDFs you like. Have some common sense please.