Am 23.01.2011 02:48, schrieb Nick Coghlan: > 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.
Agreed. Georg _______________________________________________ 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
