> I think there ought to be a much more agressive standard for 3.0 backports:, > "does the proposed backport make 2.6 more attractive?" > Remember, for large code bases, upgrading is a PITA (I think Google is still > running tons of code on 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4). There > needs to be a good incentive for upgrading; otherwise, Py2.6 *will* fail.
Very well put, Raymond. I wonder, though, whether the appearance of a viable 3.0 will essentially kill the demand for 2.6? Bill _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
