[Python-Dev] TRUNK UNFROZEN (release is done) (original) (raw)

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Tue Oct 26 02:58:49 CEST 2004


Why not create a release branch? That would free up the trunk for new work and reduce the chance of new features creeping in.

I prefer the current approach.
New features can wait a bit.
Anyone working on new stuff should Probably be focused on bug reports right now. We're not that far away from having Py2.4 done anyway.

Adding a branch would make it a tiny bit more difficult to fix bugs. This is doubly true for non-developers who want to submit patches.

Also, branching creates extra work because at some point the bug fixes and new features would need to be merged.

Raymond



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