[Python-Dev] RELEASED Python 3.0 final

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Dec 4, 2008, at 6:21 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote:

>>> I can't find any docs built for Python 3.0 (not 3.1a0).
>>
>> The Windows installation has new 3.0 doc dated Dec 3, so it was  
>> built,
>> just not posted correctly.
>
> That doesn't mean very much. I built it on my local machine. Anybody
> with subversion and python could do that; the documentation is in
> subversion.
>
> Whether or not it appears on the web site as part of the release
> process is an entirely different matter. It used to be that the
> doc maintainer (Fred Drake) was part of the release team and release
> process. I think Georg is complaining that he is release maintainer,
> but not part of the release process.

I've asked Georg to update PEP 101 to make his role as Documentation  
Expert explicit.  Unfortunately we only debug major releases once (or  
twice) every 18 months.  But next time, we'll get that part right for  
sure!

In the meantime, I'll make sure Georg is involved in point releases  
moving forward.

- -Barry

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