[Python-Dev] death to 2.7; long live 2.7

[Guido van Rossum]

I think this is pretty much what Nick Coghlan implied at the summit.


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:22 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>wrote:

> This email is to share idea that has been bouncing around in my head for
> a while about 2.7 releases. Guido's last email containing notes from the
> language summit made me think it's time to propose it.
>
> We'll keep doing what we're currently doing for another year, making
> normal bug fix releases with installers. After that, we _won't_ close
> 2.7 to normal bug fixes as is currently implied by the release schedule.
> Instead dealing 2.7 will just be completely optional for core
> developers. (The much anticipated vendor support arrives at this point.)
> Releases will continue at a measured (6-12 months) pace. These releases
> will be source only (unless someone steps up to make installers).
>
> Planning-on-making-2.7-releases-'til-the-cows-come-home-ly yours,
> Benjamin
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