On Sat, 30 May 2015 10:34:15 +1000 Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 30 May 2015 09:57, "Antoine Pitrou" <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 30 May 2015 01:49:10 +0200 > > Christian Heimes <christ...@python.org> wrote: > > > For performance patches we have to consider our responsibility for the > > > environment. Every improvement means more speed and less power > > > consumption. Python runs of hundreds of thousands of machines in the > > > cloud. Python 2.7 will be used for at least half a decade, probably > > > longer. Servers can be replaced with faster machines later and less > > > fossil fuel must be burned to produce power. > > > > Please keep your ideology out of this. > > I'm a qualified engineer (in computer systems engineering), so caring about > environmental sustainability is part of my professional ethical standards, > not just a matter of personal preference: http://www.wfeo.org/ethics/
There is no reason to assume that a smallish performance improvement in a single Python 2.7 release will make any difference in "environmental sustainability" of the world's computing infrastructure, while the problem is measured in orders of magnitude. The onus is on to you to prove the contrary. Otherwise, bringing it up is mere ideology. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com