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On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 01:29:46PM +0200, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: |
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> On 2020-06-20 12:07, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> >> Al least, python2 is not on your list. |
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> >> Be first into the future by masking this stuff and |
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> >> Last out of the past by leaving up to users to decide. |
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> >> It could stay in the tree, masked, as long as python2. |
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> > Do you really think it'd be better to last rite a 1000 packages |
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> > simultaneously? |
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> What's the purpose of this at all? |
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> dev-lang/python:2.7 won't go away that soon. |
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> Removing perfectly working and up-to-date software which is in |
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> maintenance-only mode like net-mail/offlineimap is just not user-friendly. |
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> It doesn't even has deps on other Python packages blocking your cleanup |
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> delusion. |
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Thomas, unfortunately, I am shocked at your choice of words here. I |
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think it is reasonable that any developer would understand a lack |
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of forward momentum in removing Py2 only packages only drives |
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stagnation. |
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If you have a more effective method to doing so, I am open to |
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suggestions. |
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re: net-mail/offlineimap... there are alternatives. |
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Cheers, |
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Aaron |
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