On Sat, 30 May 2015 20:52:21 +1000 Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Suppose someone came up with a magic patch that makes the CPython core > run 25% faster. No downsides, just 25% faster across the board. I > wouldn't pay money for it on the sole basis of expecting to make that > back in reduced electricity bills, but I certainly wouldn't be sorry > to watch the load averages drop. Why is this controversial?
That was not my point. What I'm opposing is the idea that "environmental sustainability" (or what people's ideological conception of it is) should become part of our criteria when making maintenance decisions. Obviously if a patch makes CPython faster without any downsides, there is no need to argue about environmental sustainability to make the patch desirable. The performance improvement itself is a sufficient reason. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com
