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If you don’t continue to hold out, who will? And, if you move on, are we losing access to living history?
by dfee 9y ago
If you don’t continue to hold out, who will? And, if you move on, are we losing access to living history?
- mattbillenstein 9y agoWhat do you mean? Python2 history I see as preserved in the cpython repo, mailing lists, etc. Python3 has enough improvements in the CPython VM to warrant upgrading at this point.
- oliwarner 9y agoLet's maintain every version of everything ever made, forever. Won't somebody please think of the children! But if that wasn't sarcasm, nobody's removing "access" to this historical artefact. Python 2's source code is available as long as somebody stores it. But the resources required to keep it secure are needed elsewhere. If you simply want to preserve it, talk to an archivist. The Python community has moved on.
- dfee 9y agoIt was sarcasm!
- mattbillenstein 9y agoPlease use <sarcasm>Something sarcastic</sarcasm> as appropriate ;)