I think this is pretty much what Nick Coghlan implied at the summit.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:22 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benja...@python.org>wrote: > This email is to share idea that has been bouncing around in my head for > a while about 2.7 releases. Guido's last email containing notes from the > language summit made me think it's time to propose it. > > We'll keep doing what we're currently doing for another year, making > normal bug fix releases with installers. After that, we _won't_ close > 2.7 to normal bug fixes as is currently implied by the release schedule. > Instead dealing 2.7 will just be completely optional for core > developers. (The much anticipated vendor support arrives at this point.) > Releases will continue at a measured (6-12 months) pace. These releases > will be source only (unless someone steps up to make installers). > > Planning-on-making-2.7-releases-'til-the-cows-come-home-ly yours, > Benjamin > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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