Re: Python 2.6.7 release candidate 2 now available

2011-05-20 Thread Ned Deily
In article , harrismh777 wrote: > Barry Warsaw wrote: > > We will support Python 2.6 in security-fix only mode until > > October 2013. > Where can I read about the criteria for security-fix only? You can read about the Python development cycle and security branches in the Python Developer's

Re: Python 2.6.7 release candidate 2 now available

2011-05-20 Thread harrismh777
Barry Warsaw wrote: We will support Python 2.6 in security-fix only mode until October 2013. Where can I read about the criteria for security-fix only? Who decides whether the security fix is critical? thanks, kind regards, m harris -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Python 2.6.7 release candidate 2 now available

2011-05-20 Thread Barry Warsaw
Hello to all you Pythoneers and Pythonistas, I'm happy to announce the availability of Python 2.6.7 release candidate 2. Release candidate 1 was not widely announced due to a mismatch between the Mercurial and Subversion branches. Barring any unforeseen issues, this will be the last release candi