On Jan 22, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Terry Reedy wrote: > The 3.x docs mostly started fresh with 3.0. The major exception is the What's > new section, which goes back to 2.0. The 2.x stuff comprises about 650KB in > the repository and whatever that translates into in the distribution. I > cannot imagine that anyone who only has 3.x and no 2.x version would have any > interest in the 2.x history. And of course, the complete 2.x history will > always be available with the latest 2.7.z. And the cover page for 3.x could > even say so and include a link. So why not remove it from the 3.2 release > (and have two separate pages for the online version)?
I think there is value in the older whatsnew docs. The provide a readable introduction to various features and nicely augment the plain docs which can be a little dry. +1 for keeping the links as-is. Removing them takes away a resource and gains nothing. Raymond _______________________________________________ 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
