On 2017-01-25, A.M. Kuchling wrote: > I think this is the next frontier for Python maintenance; we need > full-time core maintainers, no third parties are funding any such > developers, and the PSF doesn't seem interested in pursuing that.
IMHO, the PSF should be doing it. I don't know exactly how the Linux Foundation works but my superficial understanding is that the LF gets funding mostly from big companies and then directly pays some Linux developers. Most notable, Linus is paid by the LF. Probably it is hard to attract and retrain top talent with a Patreon-like donation system. Software hackers are an eclectic group so some of them would prefer that system. However, I would guess the majority would prefer more stable employment. Regarding PEP 407, I agree the LTS periods need to be longer. Certainly we can't force core developers into doing maintenance. However, there should be a process for an officially blessed LTS release. As a project, we should decide that it is worthwhile and figure out how to help make it happen. I guess we could decide that we don't want to do LTS releases. I would accept that. Personally I think it would be a huge mistake, especially at this point. Python 2.7 is poised to become the ultimate LTS release of Python. I fear if we can't get more people to upgrade in the next few years, Python will be forever fractured into two communities. _______________________________________________ python-committers mailing list python-committers@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
