[Python-Dev] PEP 6: Patch and Bug Fix Releases

[Guido van Rossum]

> > I like this model a lot.  Aahz, if you want to, you can consider this
> > a BDFL proclamation -- can you add this to your PEP?
> 
> BDFL proclamation received.  It'll take me a little while to rewrite
> this into an internally consistent PEP.  It would be helpful if you
> pre-announced (to c.l.py.announce) the official change in feature release
> policy (the 6-12 month target instead of a 6 month target).

You're reading too much in it. :-)

I don't want to commit to a precise release interval anyway -- no two
releases are the same.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)