[Python-Dev] LSB: Binary compatibility

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    >> All in all, I think providing binary compatibility would be feasible,
    >> and should be attempted. What do you think?

    Neal> Let's assume that 2.4 is the first LSB version.  The ABI is
    Neal> different for 2.4 and 2.5.  We can't change the ABI for 2.5 since
    Neal> it's already released and our policy is to keep it constant.

It seems that adhering to LSB's constraints is going to create a new set of
problems for Python development.  It's unclear to me what LSB brings to
Python other than a bunch of new headaches.

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