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On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:58:24 -0500 |
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"Wolfgang E. Sanyer" <wolfgangesanyer@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> El jue, 11 de nov. de 2021 12:56 p. m., Patrick McLean <chutzpah@g.o> |
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> escribió: |
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> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:05:45 +0100 |
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> > Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> > > I'd like to add some dates regarding 3.8 removal and 3.10 switch to |
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> > > the implementation timeline [1]. |
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> > > Unless I'm mistaken, CPython is following a yearly release cycle these |
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> > > days. I think it would make sense to also aim for a yearly cycle |
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> > > in Gentoo, i.e. roughly switch to the next minor version every year. |
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> > > |
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> > > Hence my proposal would be to: |
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> > > |
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> > > a. ASAP: send "please port your packages to py3.9" mail |
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> > > |
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> > > b. 2022-06-01: remove py3.8 target |
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> > |
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> > Could we please push this back, I would prefer some time in 2023 if |
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> > possible. |
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> > |
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> Is there a particular reason you wish to push it back, or is it purely |
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> personal preference? |
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Professional preference? My employer (which employs several Gentoo |
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developers, and funds a large amount of Gentoo work) needs a bit more |
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time to migrate all the internal stuff to 3.10. |
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