[Python-Dev] I would like an svn account

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Jan 3, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> It's always possible to make exceptions. It's not just about the VCS;
> there have been requests to replace Apache, NTP, Zope, Postgres,
> MoinMoin, and a few other packages. There have been many problems
> on upgrade for the cases where we gave in: shared libraries were
> missing after the upgrade (for Zope), the software wasn't available
> anymore after the upgrade (in case of manually-install Python  
> pacakges),
> and so on. Very few people have actually helped in fixing these
> problems (applause to AMK for being very helpful with the most recent
> incidents).
>
> I'd rather have the users annoyed than finding out that the custom
> setup opened an entrance for hackers.

Maybe this is a false choice.  Maybe the problem is standardizing on  
Debian stable.  If that distribution isn't giving us and our users  
what we need, maybe we need to re-evaluate that choice.  Yes I know  
we've talked about that before and yes I know it would not be easy to  
switch to something different, but still.  If you can't even upgrade  
svn to 1.5 on Debian stable, then I think you'll find it impossible to  
switch to any modern DVCS.

- -Barry

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