[Python-checkins] devguide: Minor tweaks

brett.cannon python-checkins at python.org
Thu Feb 3 01:37:36 CET 2011


brett.cannon pushed 2f8e1917796d to devguide:

http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/2f8e1917796d
changeset:   227:2f8e1917796d
tag:         tip
user:        Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
date:        Wed Feb 02 16:37:26 2011 -0800
summary:
  Minor tweaks

files:
  devcycle.rst

diff --git a/devcycle.rst b/devcycle.rst
--- a/devcycle.rst
+++ b/devcycle.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 The branch currently being maintained for bug fixes.
 
 The branch under maintenance is the last minor version of Python to be released
-as Final_. This means that the latest release of Python was 3.1.2, then the
+as Final_. This means if the latest release of Python was 3.1.2, then the
 branch representing Python 3.1 is in maintenance mode.
 
 The only changes allowed to occur in a maintenance branch without debate are bug
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 made. For example, this means that Python 2.6 stayed in maintenance mode until
 Python 2.7.0 was released, at which point 2.7 went into maintenance mode and
 2.6 went into Security_ mode. As new minor releases occur on a (roughly) 18
-month schedule, a branch stays in mainteance mode for the same amount of time.
+month schedule, a branch stays in maintenance mode for the same amount of time.
 
 A micro release of a maintenance branch is made about every six months.
 Typically when a new minor release is made one more release of the new-old
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@
 
 The only changes made to a branch that is being maintained for security
 purposes are somewhat obviously those related to security, e.g., privilege
-escalation. Crashers and other behaviorial issues are **not** considered a
+escalation, and issues that lead to crashes. Other behavioral issues are
+**not** considered a
 security risk and thus not backported to a branch being maintained for
-security. Any releases made for a branch under security maintenance is
+security. Any release made from a branch under security maintenance is
 source-only and done only when actual security patches have been applied to the
 branch.
 

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