[Python-Dev] I would like an svn account

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> 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.

Maybe. Again, we should separate between client and server. The server
we can control, and adjust as needed. The clients we can't (heck, we
even support Windows :-)

If "switching to a modern DVCS" means that users now need to start
compiling their VCS before they can check out Python, I don't think we
should switch to a modern DVCS. Such a system must be mature, and if it
isn't included in Debian stable, it can't be mature (and free software).

In the specific case, if a decision is made to switch to bazaar, and
bzr 1.5 is recent enough, then I'd be happy to upgrade to testing
(although 1.5 is also available from backports, and already installed;
stable has *bzr 0.11*). Since lenny was frozen, bzr managed to release
5 minor versions (so it is 1.10 now); this makes me very worried
whether this software is mature.

IOW, Python shouldn't require a VCS that is not even a year old
(a year ago, bzr 1.1 was released).

Regards,
Martin