[Python-Dev] Python 2.7 patch levels turning two digit

[Ethan Furman]

On 06/21/2014 02:48 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 06/21/2014 02:37 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>>
>> My answers to these are: 1. We should use dynamic linking
>> instead and not let OpenSSL bugs trigger Python releases; 2.
>> It's not a big problem; 3. Yes, please, since it is difficult
>> for people to develop and debug their extensions with a
>> 2008 compiler, when the rest of the world has long moved on.
>
> +1  (assuming not incredibly difficult and those that can are willing ;)

Revising this to:

+1, -0, -1

It seems to me the intention of supporting 2.7 for so long was not to give ourselves additional nightmares, but to 
provide a basic level of support for those who are needing longer time before migrating.  One of the reasons to migrate 
is to avoid future pain (pain is an excellent motivator -- it's why we don't go to the doctor when we're healthy, right? 
;)  If getting new or updated modules becomes more painful then that's motivation to upgrade -- not motivation for us to 
make both our lives (with the extra work) and everyone's else lives (why isn't this module working? oh, wrong compiler) 
more difficult.

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~Ethan~