On Feb 4, 2008 5:52 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This discussion of what to install Python 3.0 as reminded me that we've > already encountered this problem before. As I recall, when Python 2.0 was > released Red Hat steadfastly refused to ship it with their then current > version of Linux. It wasn't until the next RH product came out that they > shipped Python 2.x, and then the executable was called (I think) python2. > > I no longer remember the details very well, but I wonder if there's > a lesson to be learned from that experience as we decide how to install > Python 3.0.
IMO the lesson to be learned is that that was a bad idea -- other vendors have not followed suit. It also gave Python a bad name because for years, typing "python" on Red Hat systems gave you an ancient version. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
