Python support policy

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Richard!

On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 18:22:50 -0500
Richard Laager via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> On 9/5/20 5:39 PM, Gary E. Miller via devel wrote:
> > It would be nice if you answered my objections  
> 
> Your primary concern seems to be that users will complain. Let me take
> smaller bites at that:
> 
> RHEL 7 has Python 2.7.5 and Python 3.6.8. User "complains". We say,
> "run `yum install python3`". Is this acceptable?

Nope.  When I tell users their system is wrong I always get pushback.
When we shipd software, it should "just work"(tm).

How about your fix your MR instead.  I told you what was wrong, yet you
do not reply to that.

RGDS
GARY
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