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List:       webkit-dev
Subject:    [webkit-dev] Decommissioning the Apple Windows Port
From:       Brent Fulgham via webkit-dev <webkit-dev () lists ! webkit ! org>
Date:       2023-02-07 19:17:12
Message-ID: 06CB0314-908F-424A-BE3B-AC9A08E603E4 () apple ! com
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Hi floks,

The time has come for Apple to decommission our Legacy version of the WebKit on \
Windows, shifting focus to the WinCairo port as the Windows target. The Apple port \
has long been a feature-locked, Legacy WebKit library that is increasingly difficult \
to maintain, and that holds back the rest of the project.

Over the coming days (or hours!?!), we intend to take the following actions:
Decommission our trunk builders and EWS infrastructure for Apple's Windows port \
(though the WinCairo Windows port will continue to be maintained). Remove the Legacy \
WebKit code for Windows (long a goal of the WinCairo project!) Begin removing the \
Apple-specific Windows code in the rest of the code base. Remove references to older \
versions of CoreFoundation and CFNetwork, only retained for Windows use. Users \
interested in WebKit for Windows should focus on the WinCairo port, which is a modern \
WebKit implementation with full multi-process features.

I'm discussing with the other WinCairo developers to see if we should rename that \
port to just, "Windows" to simplify messaging and documentation.

Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions to improve our plan.

Best regards,

-Brent

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charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: \
space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi floks,<div><br></div><div><div>The time has \
come for Apple to decommission our Legacy version of the WebKit on Windows, shifting \
focus to the WinCairo port as the Windows target. The Apple port has long been a \
feature-locked, Legacy WebKit library that is increasingly difficult to maintain, and \
that holds back the rest of the project.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the coming \
days (or hours!?!), we intend to take the following \
actions:</div><div><div><ol><li>Decommission our trunk builders and EWS \
infrastructure for Apple's Windows port (though the WinCairo Windows port will \
continue to be maintained).</li><li>Remove the Legacy WebKit code for Windows (long a \
goal of the WinCairo project!)</li><li>Begin removing the Apple-specific Windows code \
in the rest of the code base.</li><li>Remove references to older versions of \
CoreFoundation and CFNetwork, only retained for Windows use.</li></ol><div>Users \
interested in WebKit for Windows should focus on the WinCairo port, which is a modern \
WebKit implementation with full multi-process \
features.</div></div><div><br></div><div>I'm discussing with the other WinCairo \
developers to see if we should rename that port to just, "Windows" to simplify \
messaging and documentation.</div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you have \
any comments or suggestions to improve our plan.</div><div><br></div><div>Best \
regards,</div><div><br></div><div>-Brent</div></div></div></body></html>

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