[snake-farm] Re: 2.2.x backports of 2.3.x new features?

Laura Creighton lac at strakt.com
Tue Dec 10 19:45:19 EST 2002


> So what's the word on Python in a Tie?
> 
> I thought I understood the original motivation to be that Python
> development was moving too quickly, and business people needed a more
> stable release without all the new features.  But maybe I
> misunderstood. 

That is a pretty good summary.

> 
> It sounds like PIAT users are just like all other Python users: "We
> think the developers are adding too many new features and they should
> stop -- except for these features, which we really need." <0.2 wink>
> 
> What would the difference, then, be between PIAT and Python 2.3?

Right now the shortage is in finding people who want anything enough
to want to do some work.  (There is no shortage of people who think that
thing X would be great as long as somebody else does the work.)  I
never envisioned backporting so many things, but if somebody wants to
work that hard, I won't tell them they cannot.

I think there is a compelling business case to put fixedpoint in the PIT,
but so far I don't think there is a compelling reason for the rest.  This
is because I am completely ignorant and haven't heard any reasons at all,
not because I am completely knowledgeable and have my mind made up.  So,
listening to people who want things, even if they don't want them enough
to work at making them happen is still very interesting to me.

Laura

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