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[Steve Holden]

"Jaap Spies" <j.spies at hccnet.nl> wrote in message
news:3CB21B26.8000201 at hccnet.nl...
> Tim Peters wrote:
> > [James Logajan]
> >
> >>...
> >>Seriously Guido, how often will I need to check back to www.python.org
> >>to keep up with the changes you are making?
> >
[ ... ]
>
> Most car companies release an new model every year.
> James, I suppose you want to drive always the latest model.
>
Not at all. James only wants to drive the latest rocket-powered car if all
the old cars also run off the new rocket fuel. Otherwise he feel the car
manufacturers have broken backwards compatibilty -- even if the new
rocket-powered cars will also run on gasoline.

regards
 Steve