[python-committers] Cutting 3.3 branch now. Why not?

[Jesus Cea]

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Python 3.3 is currently in beta, so the rythm of new patches in
"default" will decrease and people with new features MUST wait until
3.3 is out. I think this is a waste of time. And even if people is
working with HG private clones, they can't test using the buildbots
neither mark a bug as fixed in the tracker.

If we create a new 3.3 branch *NOW* and add it to the buildbots,
people can keep working in "default" full speed (for 3.4), while 3.3
branch is getting ready for general release. We only need to remember
to appy the same rule current rule: any patch in branch "x" must be
"merged" into branch "x+1" too.

Has this step been considered?. I think it is a nice improvement that
HG enables and we are not using.

What do you think?.

PS: In the past some people said that this "feature freeze" forces
devs to concentrate in getting the release ready. This is a good
point, but it should be a social issue to solve, not a technical one.
I, for one, would personally invest more time in fixing upcoming 3.3
(soon to be released) than hacking future 3.4 (two years away!). No
need to "press me" with an ¿obsolete? technical limitation.

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