16 May
2018
16 May
'18
6:54 a.m.
On May 16, 2018, at 00:35, Alex Walters
In the spirit of learning why there is a fence across the road before I tear it down out of ignorance [1], I'd like to know the rationale behind source only releases of cpython.
Historically, it was a matter of resources. Making binary releases incurs costs and delays on the release process and release managers, including the folks who actually have to produce the binaries. As a version winds down, we wanted to impose less work on those folks and less friction and delay in cutting a release. There is still value in spinning a tarball though, for downstream consumers who need a tagged and blessed release. Cheers, -Barry