Proposal for transition--FRD

[Mikael Hedin <mikael.hedin@irf.se>]

Hi, 

from the thread I started, I propose we try this:

1) Every package that depend on python checks if it works with python
2.1.

2) We upload python-base v. 2.1, and most of the packages will have to
make a new upload (depend on python-base (>=2.1 && << 2.2) if anything
installed in .../python2.1/).

3) If any package fail 1), we create python1.5-base, and that package
will be built accordingly.

4) Everyone be happy with the clean package namespace.

5) This propably mean all packages that depend on python-base (<<1.6)
-- which shoud be any with files in .../python1.5/ -- will have to go
into testing at the same time.  Will this cause a problem?

6) All packages with files in .../python1.5/ without versioned depends
get a critical bug.

7) Contemplate the posibility to install modules in
/usr/lib/python-modules/, i.e. a version independent place.  (I
remember the python people have some objection, but forgot which.)

8) Flame me for writing long task lists.

/Micce

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