Re: 2.5.5 release soon

Paul McNett wrote:
> Thanks Robin!
>
> Regarding 2.6, will there be back-ports of "important" fixes to 2.6 
> (fixes important enough but that don't break api compatibility) from the 
> 2.7 branch? 

There is usually a period of time where the developers will activly 
backport changes, and then it tapers off after a while as they focus 
more on the new version.  Note that for wxWigets fixes they also need to 
be binary compatible, which means that the in-memory layout of classes 
and data structures can't change, new vertual methods can't be added, 
etc.  For wxPython though all we need to care about is the API 
compatibility of course.

> Do you foresee a 2.8 in one year, two years, more, or less? 

2.4 was about 2 years ago, so it is very possible that it could be that 
long again.  On the other hand, I think that the pace has picked up a 
bit lately and there has been talk of some things that people are 
wanting to have but that it's too late to get them in 2.6, so that could 
mean that 2.7 will be a relativly short cycle.


> I apologize if these questions have been answered previously.
>
> Your work and the work of the other wxPython/wxWidgets developers is 
> greatly appreciated around here. Congratulations on making wxPython even 
> better than it was in 2.4.2.4, when I first became aware of its 
> existence. It has certainly improved greatly during that time!

Thanks!

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Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
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