Alexey Izbyshev <izbys...@ispras.ru> added the comment:

> If we had a dedicated maintainer who was supporting Win7 and making releases 
> for it, then we (i.e. they) could support it. But then, there's nothing to 
> stop someone doing that already, and even to stop them charging money for it 
> if they want (which they wouldn't be able to do under the auspices of 
> python-dev). So I suspect nobody is really that motivated ;)

That's totally fair.

> (Also, a "little bit of complaining" here is totally worthwhile, as it helps 
> us gauge community sentiment. Without it, we're limited to trawling forums 
> and Twitter - especially without conferences to actually meet and hear 
> directly from people - and so our inputs are biased. Having polite, informed, 
> discussion on the tracker is a great way for us to see and capture these 
> positions.)

I agree. In my comment, I only intended to contrast "complaining" with stepping 
up to do the work. I didn't mean to imply that it's inappropriate per-se.

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