[python-committers] Updated schedule for Python 3.4

Matthias Klose doko at ubuntu.com
Thu Jan 16 12:27:17 CET 2014


Am 16.01.2014 12:17, schrieb Kristján Valur Jónsson:
> This is such an obvious question that it probably has been raised before, but anyway:
> Why not branch 3.4 earlier than release?  That is how big projects are managed nowadays, you create a staging branch early.
> I'd suggest branching it off at b3.  There is no reason to keep all trunk development frozen just because a particular version is in RC mode.

Big projects (like GCC) delay the branching as long as possible and only branch
when the trunk reaches release quality.  Branch maintenance eats developer
resources, and usually opening the trunk for new development distracts
developers from contributing to the release.  I do like the way how this is done
for Python (and GCC).

  Matthias



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