Clarify supported Windows versions #2311
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giordano
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| Julia is available for Windows 7 and later for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. | ||
| The following lists instructions for supported and unsupported versions of Windows. See [supported platforms](/downloads/#supported_platforms) for supported Windows versions. |
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I'm not a native English speaker, but "The following lists instructions..." sounds odd to me. Maybe you can reword it in a less ambiguous way?
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Okay @giordano , hopefully this is better |
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Yes, thanks! I feel like the instructions for Windows 7/8 could just be removed altogether, unless they somewhat apply to Windows 10 too (I have no idea!) but that can be done in a follow up PR. |
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The page makes it seem like Windows 7 is supported.
This PR makes it more clear which Windows versions are supported.
https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-7-support/129116/3