Paul Boddie wrote: > Steve Holden wrote: > >>Fredrik Lundh wrote: >> >>>Méta-MCI wrote: >>> >>> >>>>For the professional developments, it is a major risk. > > > I'll cut in here and mention that it's a risk that can be managed > through various well understood methods of deployment. For me, Python > 2.4 is going to be good enough until (and even beyond) the time I can > be bothered to either upgrade my distribution's packages or to upgrade > my distribution and get the packages for Python 2.5. At which point, > I'll just need to select the pinnacles of my package tower; then I can > hopefully just press the button and have everything working on Python > 2.5. > > Generally, package developers shouldn't be "aggressively" using the > absolute latest and greatest version's features, and if you're pursuing > "professional developments" you might want to keep using the mature > releases of Python whilst letting other developers know that adoption > of their stuff will be limited if they make it part of a rapidly moving > target. Sure, I can imagine that people are desperate to use the "with" > statement all over the place, but maintainers of widely used (or > "professional") stuff have to exercise some conservatism - otherwise > someone has to start forking and backporting their changes. > > >>>some days, I ask myself why I shouldn't just use GPL for everything I >>>do, and ship it as source code only. >>> >> >>To which I presume the answer is that you are considerate of Windows >>users who'd rather not compile their own Windows applications due to the >>cost of using the commercial compilers and the complexity of using the >>open source ones. > > > Well, there's a commercial service you could offer, Steve. ;-) > You think people would pay? > >>Whatever the reasons, a vote of thanks to all extension authors who *do* >>bother to compile for Windows (despite complaints from others who don't >>feel this happens quickly enough). > > > This happens every time a new release of Python comes out: people want > to play with the new features, but they experience a period of > frustration because their favourite packages aren't available. I'd > advise people to download the installer, get their fill of the new > features for a few minutes, then schedule another look in a few weeks. > Or they can start paying people to make it all happen "yesterday", of > course. > If there's evidence of demand this *is* something I'd consider doing.
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