I'd like to apologize for the wording "No security fixes will be
applied". It was meant as a warning to users who might install the
package without knowing what it is for, not as a declaration that we
won't maintain the package properly.
The "python26" package is meant to provide just that -- Python 2.6, as
it was released and as it is present in various old environments. People
that develop backwards-compatible libraries need to test against this
version, and to make Fedora compelling for those developers, we want to
make it as easy as possible to test the backwards compatibility.
This version is no longer supported upstream, so there aren't many eyes
on it. It shouldn't be held to the same standards as the current Python
versions, but since it is still in use, bugs still sometimes get found
and security fixes will get applied. We do intend to maintain the
package according to Fedora standards -- as far as there are standards
for packages with inactive upstreams.
This conversation builds on discussions all the way back to Flock, and
some details were elided or worded inappropriately in the recent
messages. I'd like to invite everyone to take a deep breath, try to
understand the intent, and ask for clarifications rather than forming
assumptions.
--
Petr Viktorin
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