[Distutils] a plea for backward-compatibility / smooth transitions

[Marcus Smith]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 29 July 2013 18:01, Tres Seaver <tseaver at palladion.com> wrote:
>
>> I think we are going to be in a much better place for all that, but let's
>> not deny the pain involved for *everybody* in getting there.
>>
>
> Agreed. I think the goal is valid, and the approach is fine. But we need
> to do a better job in managing people's expectations. I'd like to see a
> roadmap of the various changes planned, as well as some sort of explanation
> of how each of the changes contributes towards the end goal.
>

Nick said he's planning a roadmap on the new User Guide (in August I think
after vacation), so that's something.
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