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On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> However, as a matter of rule, older code bases have been bloated till
> they can barely be maintained. That's when the management starts to
> listen to new ideas. Better late than never.

Okay. Start persuading "management" (presumably the PSU) that CPython
needs to be more modular, with different release cycles for different
components. Your first step is to figure out the boundaries between
those components. Get started.

ChrisA