Thread: Attn plugin developers: calibre moving to Qt 5
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Old 09-28-2014, 06:46 PM   #150
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Originally Posted by stanking View Post
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I'm coming at this starting a new plugin (as opposed to updating an established one) and I'm new to Calibre development, Python, and Qt. I wouldn't remove code just to cut off those who don't update, but I'm not going to waste time trying make my code available for XP. It's an OS I loved, but was released 13 years ago and is no longer safe nor supported by Microsoft, and the need to replace my debit card this month because Home Depot was too cheap to update their systems has soured me on it. And since these plugin developers are providing their talents for free, "callous" is inappropriate. Thanks, @BetterRed, your link was very helpful.
It's not coding for XP. It's coding for people who have not yet moved to Calibre 2.x according to the stats, almost 5.3% have moved to Calibre 2.x. That leave more then 1/2 still using a Qt4 version. That's the reason to still support pre 2.0 when you can.
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