[Python-Dev] MS VC 7 offer

[Tim Peters]

[M.-A. Lemburg]
> ...
> Perhaps we should look at the offer in a different light...
>
> What advantage would the move from VC6 to VC7 give Python users ?

In general, smaller and faster code is a decent bet.  For those who use VC7
already, an easier life.  "Move" implies abandoning VC6, though, and I don't
think that's a realistic possibility now -- although over time it's
inevitable (VC6 is akin to Python 1.5.2 now:  beloved by some but
unsupported by all <wink>).