[Python-Dev] New branch for r23c2 work

[Tim Peters]

[Tim]
>> That's an important question!  Since the point of releasing by the
>> end of July is to synch with some Mac deadline, the point is missed
>> if Jack's changes don't happen.

[Martin]
> I'm not so sure about that. I'd like to urge Jack to seriously
> reconsider what work necessarily has to be done to avoid a completely
> unusable release, and do any other work that also should be done only
> after the release.

I already nagged Jack to stick to serious bugfixes for 2.3 final.  Since
this is an Apple-driven release schedule, all Python gets out of this is a
black eye if there's a gross problem preventing Mac OX Whatever users from
using 2.3 final.