Thread: Libra 2 Alternatives to calibre?
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Old 07-26-2022, 07:55 PM   #65
davidfor
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Some people are on an old enough version of Calibre where it won't work with their device such as a Kindle PW5 and the forthcoming Kobo Clara 2e.

I see no reason not to run Windows 10. It works perfectly well and the UI is good. What's going to happen is there's going to be more and more software that won't run on your Windows 7 system. If the current Sigil runs on your Windows 7 system, eventually when it's built on Qt6, it won't work. Calibre 6 won't work. You will lose out on any new features. And if Kobo comes out with a firmware update that needs the Calibre Kobo drivers modified to work with the database, you'd not be able to use that firmware and any new firmware with Calibre.

IMHO, it's a lose-lose situation not to upgrade. What is it about Windows 10 that you do not like? I never found anything not to like.
Here's the thing, you see no reason not to run Windows 10. But, others do not like it. Personally, Windows 7 worked better for me. MS have made changed in Windows 10 that I do agree with but, I've given up on fighting. I could go to Linux, and I do use it for my work. But, I have exactly the same problem there, I don't particularly like any of the desktops I have tried and they change them as much as MS changes things.

But, it is well past time for you to give this a rest. Anyone who is not running Windows 10 or Windows 11 is doing it for a reason. There are a lot of reasons not to. Whether the reason is good reason, or one you agree with or I agree with or anyone else would, is immaterial. It is their decision. They have made the decision one way or another. They will know that they will have compatibility problems going forward. You constantly badgering people about it does not help. And yes, you are constantly badgering people. I'm not going to bother counting, but, I feel like half your posts since calibre 6 was released were about this. It's probably only a quarter, but, that is still far to many times.

So it's time for you to stop. This is not helping anyone. If you can't help people in some other way, then just don't reply.
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