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In article <I9HBp.13322$oq.10754@newsfe17.iad>,
 harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> wrote:
> Barry Warsaw wrote:
> >   We will support Python 2.6 in security-fix only mode until
> > October 2013. 
> Where can I read about the criteria for security-fix only?

You can read about the Python development cycle and security branches in 
the Python Developer's Guide:

   http://docs.python.org/devguide/devcycle.html#security-branches

> Who decides whether the security fix is critical?

Anyone can propose a security fix but the final decision is up to the 
release manager in charge of the branch.  For 2.6.x, that is Barry.

-- 
 Ned Deily,
 nad@acm.org