On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 10:24:42AM +0200, Christian Heimes wrote: > On 2016-08-29 10:09, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > > On 28.08.2016 22:40, Christian Heimes wrote: > >> ... > >> I like to reduce the maintenance burden and list of supported OpenSSL > >> versions ASAP. OpenSSL has deprecated 0.9.8 and 1.0.0 last year. 1.0.1 > >> will reach EOL by the end of this year, > >> https://www.openssl.org/policies/releasestrat.html . However OpenSSL > >> 0.9.8 is still required for some platforms (OSX). > >> ... > >> For upcoming 3.6 I would like to limit support to 1.0.2+ and require > >> 1.0.2 features for 3.7. > >> ... > > > > Hmm, that last part would mean that Python 3.7 will no longer compile > > on e.g. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which uses OpenSSL 1.0.1 as default version. > > Since 14.04 LTS is supported until 2019, I think it would be better > > to only start requiring 1.0.2 in Python 3.8. > > No, LTS support should not be our concern. If you need a brand new > version of Python on an old LTS or Enterprise version of your OS, please > contact your vendor and buy support. You don't get to run old metal and > play with shiny new toys at the same time for free.
Well, it's an additional annoyance for sure: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty I'm not in the habit of updating my OS constantly. [Before this attracts some of the usual lectures, I know how to install OpenSSL, thanks.] Stefan Krah _______________________________________________ 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
