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[MT] (Meta Topic): I don't think this is OT at all. To be clear, when you say "migrate", you don't mean "upgrade to a more recent release of MS Windows", you mean "migrate to GNU/Linux or other free software". Right? Otherwise it's not *off*-topic, it's *anti*-topic. And that would never do. On 13 February 2014 13:28, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > See some on the list haven't managed to get their employers to migrate > away from XP yet. > > Microsoft are plugging malware as the reason to upgrade, but I never > realised features of IE SSL support depends entirely on OS, not browser > version. Okay they can mitigate this with changes to a better browser, but > did wonder if pressure on IPv4 addresses might create a different > incentive to ditch XP - when all the websites start going with SNI. > > Aside from security, the web, are there other compelling forces that will > make folk migrate? > > The good news is any vulnerabilities found in the next few months will > almost certainly be held back by the discover's till Microsoft stops > fixing them, when they become even more valuable. > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.no-ip.biz @UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq