[Python-Dev] Supported versions of OpenSSL (original) (raw)

Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Mon Aug 29 05:14:33 EDT 2016

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Christian Heimes <christian at python.org> wrote:

No, LTS support should not be our concern. If you need a brand new version of Python on an old LTS or Enterprise version of your OS, please contact your vendor and buy support. You don't get to run old metal and play with shiny new toys at the same time for free.

I think I agree with you, but I'm not fully convinced. The current stable Debian (Jessie) also ships OpenSSL 1.0.1, although 1.0.2 is available in backports. The next stable release (Stretch) is expected some time 2017. That's not the same as "running an old LTS" - that's running the latest non-dev release. Is it acceptable to tell people to install a library from backports if they want to compile the latest Python?

ChrisA

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