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[Stephan Bergmann]

On 22/11/2018 09:50, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> Slightly related, could we bump the minimum macOS version requirement? 
> We have had it at 10.9 for quite some time now already. IMHO we should 
> bump it once a year, so that the maximum age of macOS we support stays 
> the same. (Assuming macOS keeps coming out with a new 10.x release once 
> a year.)
> Bumping it to 10.10 would for instance allow us to with a clean 
> conscience get rid of the dubious macOS-specific code that perhaps tries 
> to make buttons "pulsate", as that look has not been in vogue since 
> pre-10.10 days. (See tdf#114839 and look for AquaBlinker in vcl.)
> 
> Perhaps bump to 10.11 even?

(Just to clarify, because you put me in To:  I at least have not much of 
an opinion on that, and am not going to drive any decision/implementation.)