[Python-Dev] ANN: Release schedule

[Vladimir Marangozov]

I'm resending this msg since it didn't seem to get through the 1st time
(and we're experiencing some major hw&sw router problems lately)

Vladimir Marangozov wrote:
> 
> Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > 
> > Here at BeOpen we're scrambling to get the release schedule for the
> > rest of Python 1.6 planned.  We're now looking at releasing Python
> > 1.6b1 (or maybe it's going to be called 1.6a3 after all) on June 30!
> > This means that if SRE isn't ready, we'll go with an incomplete SRE.
> > Still better than no SRE!
> > 
> > Please, PLEASE, if you have pending patches that you think should go
> > into 1.6b1, submit them to SourceForge.  We'll do our best to have a
> > look at every patch submitted; but don't wait until the last moment.
> 
> So, to sum up (because I'm a bit lost after all this patch-related
> messages), what should I do to avoid at best adding to the collective
> burden :
> 
> 1. Should I send patches to SF and be quiet until June 30 ?
> 
> 2. Should I apply for privileges and spend <big time> installing
>    an SSH client on my box (illegal in France ;), then make my Python
>    way into the SF galaxy ?
> 
> 3. If I volunteer for help with the patches backlog, what do I do ?
> 
> 4. Other options presented to me ?
> 
> Context : I (will) have some patches lying around, there are some
> patches of mine on the pile sent to patches@python.org that I'm
> confident about, I have read the FAQ at SF which gave me 0 clues
> on how things are being set up there (only general info about
> who why and what for + terms of service), and I managed to create
> an account with a personal page containing two bookmarks in it
> (after being distracted with personal and project ratings + gobs of
> links to gobs of stuff).
> 
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>        Vladimir MARANGOZOV          | Vladimir.Marangozov@inrialpes.fr
> http://sirac.inrialpes.fr/~marangoz | tel:(+33-4)76615277 fax:76615252
> 


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       Vladimir MARANGOZOV          | Vladimir.Marangozov@inrialpes.fr
http://sirac.inrialpes.fr/~marangoz | tel:(+33-4)76615277 fax:76615252