[Python-Dev] Backwards compatibility after certificate autovalidation

[Cory Benfield]

On 8 September 2014 18:23, Jim J. Jewett <jimjjewett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Summary:  There needs to be a simple way to opt out at install time.
> It would be far better to offer more fine-grained control, but leaving
> that better solution to downstream is acceptable.

Does this argument apply to a hypothetical 2.7 backport of this
change, or does it apply to making the change in 3.5? (Or of course
both.)