[python-committers] Blocking feature backports

[Georg Brandl]

Am 04.12.2010 15:01, schrieb "Martin v. Löwis":
> Am 02.12.2010 04:16, schrieb Jesus Cea:
>> On 01/12/10 22:47, R. David Murray wrote:
>>> Mercurial can't become the primary version system until after we've had
>>> a test-and-work-out-the-bugs period, so IMO that schedule is going to
>>> have to be modified.
>> 
>> After two years since Mercurial decision was done, let me daydream a bit
>> :-).
>> 
>> And I do actually have confidence that the people on charge of this
>> migration have set a realistic milestone.
> 
> I don't. We still don't have a conversion result to inspect, so we
> can't possibly make the switch in 8 days from now.
> 
> More likely, the switch will happen next year.

As sad as it is, that's true.  It's just unfair to developers and
infrastructure providers to switch on such a short notice without a
testing period.

Georg