> Currently Windows 7 and 8 are listed as Tier 1 supported platforms. However, this has not been true for a long long time. We simply do not have the testing infrastructure. And with so much software now abandoning Windows 7 and 8 (everything from Git to Go to every major browser), continuing to provide the little support that we do is only getting more difficult. There is also a lack of vendor support for these targets.

The main effect is to split out Windows 7 and Windows 8 as their own targets, such that

> it also leaves open the door for new targets that can commit to broader support

And thus

> Individuals or organisation(s) who can commit to providing some level of legacy testing and support should go through the normal process for creating new targets.

Feel free to apply.