On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 7:23 AM, Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
They're also a useful resource when developing compatibility guides for projects that target older versions (including ones that support py3k via 2to3). With the latest 3.x release always being at the top, I agree with Raymond that retaining the history is a better option. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ 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
