Re: Accepted python-defaults 2.7.2-3 (source all)
On Sunday, July 10, 2011 06:53:34 PM Jakub Wilk wrote:
> * Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>, 2011-07-10, 19:34:
> >Changes:
> > python-defaults (2.7.2-3) experimental; urgency=low
> > .
> >
> > * python: Provide python profiler.
> > * Provide a python2 symlink according to PEP 394.
>
> Excuse me, what? AFAICT status of PEP 384 is "Draft"?
>
> Was this change discussed here? Was this change discussed with *anybody*
> in Debian?
>
> One would have thought that adding a symlink, which only purpose is to
> encourage gratuitous breaking compatibility, is not in line with Debian
> culture of technical excellence.
It was discussed and as the decision was to not deviate from upstream, so I
don't understand this either. Fortunately it's only in experimental. I do
not think this should go into Unstable (or Ubuntu, but that's a topic for
another list).
Scott K
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