Please see #3109340: [policy] Decide whether to require json support for all database drivers for Drupal 10.

I am proposing that some time during the Drupal 9.x lifetime (perhaps as early as 9.1) that we add JSON features to our database API. For Drupal 9.0, all of core's database drivers (MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite) will require versions that support that. However, for SQL Server, that would require a minimum of SQL Server 2016.

Will that be a problem for users of this driver?

SQL Server 2014 is out of mainstream Microsoft support but will have extended Microsoft support until 2024. But, is it ok for this driver on Drupal 9 to not have to support SQL Server 2012 or 2014?

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effulgentsia created an issue. See original summary.

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beakerboy
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The 8.x-2.x branch requires a closed source Scheme abstraction layer, while the 8.x-1.x branch is fully FOSS. The 2.x brach is maintenance only, while 1.x has active development (by me). I’m fine with increasing the minimum version for D9. There are very few users of the D8 version of this driver, let alone the 1.x branch.

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Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

This branch is unsupported. 3.x on up will have SQL Server 2016 as the minimum supported version.