MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Deprecate support for macOS Sierra (10.12) and before
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Description
I did some counting on OS versions of recent updates (yes, I collect device information when you update MacDown). This is the result from the last 1000 downloads:
Major Version | Count
-|-
10.12 | 375
10.11 | 514
10.10 | 75
10.9 | 36
10.8 | 0
So either *nobody* installs MacDown on 10.8 machines, or (remembering this is only statistics for *updates*, on installations) people running 10.8 don’t update. So this might be a good reason to discontinue 10.8 support. This will probably happen in 0.7, but I don’t have a timeline for that release.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First resolve the mismatch between the title’s macOS 10.12 cutoff and the body’s discussion of 10.8, then locate the project’s current macOS support configuration and validation path. Done means the agreed older versions are no longer supported and the change is verified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100