Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.44.0-rc0

> Dear Git users,
>
> I hereby announce that Git for Windows 2.44.0-rc0 is available from:
>
>     https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.44.0-rc0.windows.1
>
> Changes since Git for Windows v2.43.0 (November 20th 2023)
>
> Git for Windows will drop support for Windows 7 and for Windows 8 in
> the next versions, see the announcement of MSYS2 on which Git for
> Windows relies for components such as Bash and Perl.
>
> Please also note that the 32-bit variant of Git for Windows is
> deprecated; Its last official release is planned for 2025.
>
> New Features
>
>   * Comes with Git v2.44.0-rc0.
>   * Comes with gnupg v2.2.42.
>   * Comes with libfido2 v1.14.0.
>   * Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on
>     Cygwin v3.4.10.
>   * Comes with Perl v5.38.2.
>   * Git for Windows learned to detect and use native Windows support
>     for ANSI sequences, which allows using 24-bit colors in terminal
>     windows.
>   * Comes with Git LFS v3.4.1.
>   * The repository viewer Tig that is included in Git for Windows can
>     now be called also directly from PowerShell/CMD.
>   * Comes with OpenSSH v9.6.P1.
>   * Comes with Bash v5.2.26.
>   * Comes with GNU TLS v3.8.3.
>   * Comes with OpenSSL v3.2.1.
>   * Comes with cURL v8.6.0.
>   * Comes with GNU Privacy Guard v2.4.4.