outdated info on download pages for older versions
Hi all, Are the download pages for older Python versions supposed to be kept up to date at all? I just noticed that the 2.4.6 download page (http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4.6/) says things like "Python 2.4 is now in security-fix-only mode" (whereas in fact it no longer gets even security fixes), and "Python 2.6 is the latest release of Python." While checking to see if there was a SIG that would be more appropriate for this question, I also noticed that if one clicks on Community | Mailing Lists in the left sidebar of python.org, there's a "Special Interest Groups" link under "Mailing Lists" which is a 404 (not to mention redundant, as there's also one parallel to "Mailing Lists" that works). (Please do let me know if there is a more appropriate forum for website issues/questions). Carl
On 5/2/2012 10:16 AM, Carl Meyer wrote:
Hi all,
Are the download pages for older Python versions supposed to be kept up to date at all? I just noticed that the 2.4.6 download page (http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4.6/) says things like "Python 2.4 is now in security-fix-only mode" (whereas in fact it no longer gets even security fixes), and "Python 2.6 is the latest release of Python."
While checking to see if there was a SIG that would be more appropriate for this question, I also noticed that if one clicks on Community | Mailing Lists in the left sidebar of python.org, there's a "Special Interest Groups" link under "Mailing Lists" which is a 404 (not to mention redundant, as there's also one parallel to "Mailing Lists" that works).
(Please do let me know if there is a more appropriate forum for website issues/questions).
I would send the above to webmaster@python.org (should be at the bottom of pages). We develop CPython but do not directly manage the website. -- Terry Jan Reedy
On 2 May 2012, at 16:55, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 5/2/2012 10:16 AM, Carl Meyer wrote:
Hi all,
Are the download pages for older Python versions supposed to be kept up to date at all? I just noticed that the 2.4.6 download page (http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4.6/) says things like "Python 2.4 is now in security-fix-only mode" (whereas in fact it no longer gets even security fixes), and "Python 2.6 is the latest release of Python."
While checking to see if there was a SIG that would be more appropriate for this question, I also noticed that if one clicks on Community | Mailing Lists in the left sidebar of python.org, there's a "Special Interest Groups" link under "Mailing Lists" which is a 404 (not to mention redundant, as there's also one parallel to "Mailing Lists" that works).
(Please do let me know if there is a more appropriate forum for website issues/questions).
I would send the above to webmaster@python.org (should be at the bottom of pages). We develop CPython but do not directly manage the website.
Not true. The download pages are administered by the release managers not the web team. For the record, the best way of contacting the web team (such as it is) is the pydotorg-www mailing list. There are precious few people (even fewer than there are in the web team...) responding to emails on the webmaster alias. :-) Michael
-- Terry Jan Reedy
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On 02/05/2012 19.33, Michael Foord wrote:
On 2 May 2012, at 16:55, Terry Reedy wrote:
I would send the above to webmaster@python.org (should be at the bottom of pages). We develop CPython but do not directly manage the website. Not true. The download pages are administered by the release managers not the web team.
For the record, the best way of contacting the web team (such as it is) is the pydotorg-www mailing list. There are precious few people (even fewer than there are in the web team...) responding to emails on the webmaster alias. :-)
Michael
I'm pretty sure that several core devs are able (and possibly willing) to help out with the website, but AFAIU they have to request commit right for a separate repo where the website lives or report issues via mail. Is there any practical reason why the repo for the website is not on hg with all the other repos (cpython/devguide/peps/etc.) except that no one ported it yet? Best Regards, Ezio Melotti
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Ezio Melotti
On 02/05/2012 19.33, Michael Foord wrote:
On 2 May 2012, at 16:55, Terry Reedy wrote:
I would send the above to webmaster@python.org (should be at the bottom of pages). We develop CPython but do not directly manage the website.
Not true. The download pages are administered by the release managers not the web team.
For the record, the best way of contacting the web team (such as it is) is the pydotorg-www mailing list. There are precious few people (even fewer than there are in the web team...) responding to emails on the webmaster alias. :-)
Michael
I'm pretty sure that several core devs are able (and possibly willing) to help out with the website, but AFAIU they have to request commit right for a separate repo where the website lives or report issues via mail. Is there any practical reason why the repo for the website is not on hg with all the other repos (cpython/devguide/peps/etc.) except that no one ported it yet?
I don't know if there's a practical reason, but given that the website will eventually be changing anyway, I think it's a waste of time to port it to hg. You'd also have to port the build chain to hg, since it rebuilds the site when svn is updated. Then by the time you're done, there's zero net gain and it all gets thrown away.
On 02.05.2012 17:55, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 5/2/2012 10:16 AM, Carl Meyer wrote:
Hi all,
Are the download pages for older Python versions supposed to be kept up to date at all? I just noticed that the 2.4.6 download page (http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4.6/) says things like "Python 2.4 is now in security-fix-only mode" (whereas in fact it no longer gets even security fixes), and "Python 2.6 is the latest release of Python."
While checking to see if there was a SIG that would be more appropriate for this question, I also noticed that if one clicks on Community | Mailing Lists in the left sidebar of python.org, there's a "Special Interest Groups" link under "Mailing Lists" which is a 404 (not to mention redundant, as there's also one parallel to "Mailing Lists" that works).
(Please do let me know if there is a more appropriate forum for website issues/questions).
I would send the above to webmaster@python.org (should be at the bottom of pages).
Please don't (unless you want your message ignored). Regards, Martin
On 2 May 2012, at 18:06, Ezio Melotti wrote:
On 02/05/2012 19.33, Michael Foord wrote:
On 2 May 2012, at 16:55, Terry Reedy wrote:
I would send the above to webmaster@python.org (should be at the bottom of pages). We develop CPython but do not directly manage the website. Not true. The download pages are administered by the release managers not the web team.
For the record, the best way of contacting the web team (such as it is) is the pydotorg-www mailing list. There are precious few people (even fewer than there are in the web team...) responding to emails on the webmaster alias. :-)
Michael
I'm pretty sure that several core devs are able (and possibly willing) to help out with the website, but AFAIU they have to request commit right for a separate repo where the website lives or report issues via mail. Is there any practical reason why the repo for the website is not on hg with all the other repos (cpython/devguide/peps/etc.) except that no one ported it yet?
Anyone willing to assist with website maintenance (even occasional typo fixes) should email their ssh keys to the pydotorg@python.org mailing list (no need to join) and send an intro to the pydotorg-www mailing list (preferable to join). Michael
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