[Python-checkins] peps: describe the current policy

[benjamin.peterson]

http://hg.python.org/peps/rev/641add9f9542
changeset:   4530:641add9f9542
user:        Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
date:        Mon Oct 01 13:38:31 2012 -0400
summary:
  describe the current policy

files:
  pep-0373.txt |  8 ++++++++
  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/pep-0373.txt b/pep-0373.txt
--- a/pep-0373.txt
+++ b/pep-0373.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
 Maintenance releases
 ====================
 
+Being the last of the 2.x series, 2.7 will have an extended period of
+maintenance. The current plan is to support it for at least 5 years
+from the initial 2.7 release. This means there will be bugfix releases
+until 2015. Depending on Python 3 adoption, this may be modified up or
+down.
+
+Dates of previous maintenance releases:
+
 - 2.7.1 2010-11-27
 - 2.7.2 2011-07-21
 - 2.7.3rc1 2012-02-23

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/peps