[Python-Dev] Upcoming 2.4.5 and 2.3.7 releases

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> Releasing the email package from the Python maintenance branches is  
> probably insane.

People seem to use a lot of strong language lately.

>From m-w.com:
insane (adjective)
1. mentally disordered
3. absurd == ridiculously unreasonable

> This kind of thing would be less of a problem if the standard library  
> were smaller, and the email package only available separately.  It's  
> also why some of us want a smaller standard library.

I see no problem with the email package being maintained in the Python
trunk, per se, and I don't think it should be removed from the standard
library at all.

Regards,
Martin