On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 01:29:46PM +0200, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: > On 2020-06-20 12:07, Michał Górny wrote: > >> Al least, python2 is not on your list. > >> > >> Be first into the future by masking this stuff and > >> Last out of the past by leaving up to users to decide. > >> It could stay in the tree, masked, as long as python2. > >> > > > > Do you really think it'd be better to last rite a 1000 packages > > simultaneously? > > What's the purpose of this at all? > > dev-lang/python:2.7 won't go away that soon. > > Removing perfectly working and up-to-date software which is in > maintenance-only mode like net-mail/offlineimap is just not user-friendly. > > It doesn't even has deps on other Python packages blocking your cleanup > delusion. >
Thomas, unfortunately, I am shocked at your choice of words here. I think it is reasonable that any developer would understand a lack of forward momentum in removing Py2 only packages only drives stagnation. If you have a more effective method to doing so, I am open to suggestions. re: net-mail/offlineimap... there are alternatives. -- Cheers, Aaron
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