[Python-Dev] [Python-3000] Proposed revised schedule

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Sep 8, 2008, at 7:25 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> Well, from the number of release blockers it sounds like another 3.0
> beta is the right thing. For 2.6 however I believe we're much closer
> to the finish line -- there aren't all those bytes/str issues to clean
> up, for example! And apparently the benefit of releasing on schedule
> is that we will be included in OSX. That's a much bigger deal for 2.6
> than for 3.0 (I doubt that Apple would add two versions anyway).

The MajorOS Vendor (tm) may be willing to ship a 3.0 beta if it's far  
enough along, though not as the primary Python version.  They clearly  
want 2.6 for that.

- -Barry

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