Re: Python 2 fade-out

[Matthias Ferdinand <mf+ml.pkgsrc-users%mfedv.net@localhost>]

On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 04:20:10PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> Hi Brian!
> 
> On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 07:18:26AM -0700, Brian Buhrow wrote:
> > 	hello.  One of the more popular packages, I think, which relies on python2 is
> > mail/mailman.  The version of mailman in the pkgsrc tree appears to be V2.1.35.  It doesn't

Just for the record, I still use mail/mailman and also the www/py-moin
wiki software, both requiring python2, but sadly I can't offer to put in
the work needed to keep python2 and these packages alive in pkgsrc or
even convert the packages to python3.

I am grateful that pkgsrc allowed me to just recently migrate my
installations from a very crufty old OS to something still under security
support, all without having to do any manual data conversion.

And also for the fact that, many years ago, pkgsrc allowed me to migrate
from even cruftier distro-provided mailman/moin installations into a
package ecosystem with many years of free support and maintenance.
Thanks a lot!


So no, I won't complain if it gets removed because it is just not
maintainable anymore.

Regards
Matthias Ferdinand