[Python-Dev] Python 2.7.7. on Windows

[martin at v.loewis.de]

Quoting "Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen at xemacs.org>:

> Mike Miller writes:
>
>  > However, this bug has been shitcanned for a decade.  This is the
>  > last chance to fix this bug in a branch that's going to be
>  > supported until 2020!
>
> Probably.  I'm not convinced.  But that doesn't really matter.
>
> Your bigger concern is the deafening silence from the senior
> committers, which suggests you're going to need to come up with a
> stronger argument.  Maybe there's a relevant CVE?

*My* silence is easy to explain: I don't maintain Python 2.7 any longer.
So my view doesn't really matter (although I do support Steve's position).

In any case, I think Mike is following a lost cause. If the maintainer in
charge (i.e. Steve) doesn't want to make a specific change, the only way
to force him would be from "higher up", which could be the release manager,
the BDFL, or a PEP.

Regards,
Martin