On 4/15/19 8:34 AM, Dominique Leuenberger / DimStar wrote:
Hello,
On Mon, 2019-04-15 at 13:39 +0200, Matěj Cepl wrote:
Hello,
this is just your periodic remainder (which could be expected for the last 10+ years or so, so there shouldn't be any surprise) that on the bright fresh chilly morning of 2020-01-02 we are going to remove python2 package (that's Python 2.7.* interpreter) from Factory.
I'm not sure if you cna word it this drastic - you can set it as a GOAL to remove python2 from Factory. Even a target date is a nice to have. And a lot of effort has already happened.
But, as a release manager I claim to have a say in this topic too: Dropping py2 is a noble goal, it is a high target. But if this means losing things like firefox, osc, "insertfavoriteapphere" - then you all can be sure that we will weigh the pros and cons of keeping/dropping py2. In plus, with a capable maintainer who is willing to further work on possibly reported CVEs: how can we claim it is not maintained?!
So, please, let's tone this thread down a notch: Maej formulated a goal to remove python2 by 2020
Well, from my perspective formulating a goal would be more along the lines of: "...the goal is to..." "... we would like to..." "... the plan is to... if possible..." However it was stated that "...we are going to remove python2 package ..." This is a declaration and an absolute statement as to what is going to happen. One should not really be surprised that such absolutes create waves. Later, Robert -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU Distinguished Architect LINUX Technical Team Lead Public Cloud rjschwei@suse.com IRC: robjo