[Development] Let's please drop MSVC 2013 for 5.10

[Sean Harmer]

On Friday 16 June 2017 06:57:28 Santtu Ahonen wrote:
> >From: Shawn Rutledge
> >
> >> On 15 Jun 2017, at 16:07, Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira at intel.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >> We have not one, not two, but THREE integration failures TODAY alone
> >> caused by that compiler failing to meet what we've come to expect from
> >> C++11. This is going to happen again and again.
> >> 
> >> So I'm pleading again: can we drop it? What are the download numbers
> >> for 5.9.0?
> >
> >+1 from me
> 
> Hi all
> 
> We also have paying customers whom may be using MSVC2013 and whom are not on
> this list, thus we need to look at this from business side too. Not ready
> yet to give my vote for dropping it but will get back to this in due time.

They have 5.9 as an LTS now. I'm with Thiago here, and would love us to drop 
MSVC2013. The pain/benefit ratio is not good.

Cheers,

Sean