There are two parts to this. I think upgrading to the 2021 reference platform as proposed in the task is an easy decision. There are no real downsides that I know of. We might as well keep up with recent versions of libraries like OpenVDB, OpenColorIO and OpenEXR, the new versions provide real improvements for users. Upgrading to a newer Python bugfix release should also be non-controversial. I think we can simply go ahead with that unless there is an objection. https://developer.blender.org/T83246
The other question is, do we upgrade Python to a newer version than the reference platform? We haven't gotten much feedback, so I guess the Blender administrators will simply have to make a decision together. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:05 PM Ton Roosendaal via Bf-committers < bf-committers@blender.org> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > The year is almost over. I would like to hear feedback on this topic - > whether it was useful or if lead to a benefit for using Blender in > studios or companies. > > Thanks, > > -Ton- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ton Roosendaal - t...@blender.org - www.blender.org > Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute > Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands > > > On 10/01/2020 18:03, Ton Roosendaal wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > Blender has always been an early adopter of new libraries. We moved to > > Python 3 ten years ago already. Unfortunately that made Blender > > incompatible with the Python 2.7 infrastructure in many studios. But > > the industry is catching up! Python 3.7 is now the reference standard. > > > > To give studios enough time and confidence to check out on Blender, I > > propose to respect the VFX Platform versions for the entire year of > > 2020. That implies we will be very conservative with upgrading > > libraries, for example Python will stick to 3.7 this year for official > > releases. > > > > I've checked it with the core team and administrators, and they're OK > > - provided this won't hold back essential improvements for our users. > > > > Check the reference platform here: > > https://vfxplatform.com/ > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Ton- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ton Roosendaal - t...@blender.org - www.blender.org > > Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute > > Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bf-committers mailing list > > Bf-committers@blender.org > > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
