Re: MariaDB, official support

2016-11-14 Thread Josh Smeaton
I believe Adam is (or is planning..) writing a DB backend that includes MySQL and MariaDB. Adam, did I remember correctly? If so, are you going to suggest adding this new backend to core as a replacement? Mads, perhaps you can help with this effort? Regards, On Tuesday, 15 November 2016 08:44:

Re: drop compatibility with Python < 2.7.8?

2016-11-14 Thread Claude Paroz
I wouldn't spend too much energy about Python 2.7 stuff. Let the workarounds in place, and just wait for Python 2 to die. I don't see the point in forcing people of stable Debian-based distributions to install a custom Python for 1.11. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: drop compatibility with Python < 2.7.8?

2016-11-14 Thread Curtis Maloney
Well, I certainly agree with the intent... especially, as you say, for LTS users who effectively cement themselves to a version for the long haul. Might as well remind them there are security updates in things other than OpenSSL, Java, and Django :) -- C On 15/11/16 09:49, Tim Graham wrote:

drop compatibility with Python < 2.7.8?

2016-11-14 Thread Tim Graham
Hi, I was wondering if Django could or should nudge Python 2 users toward the latest stable release of 2.7.x? For example, we could require at least 2.7.8 by removing the fallback pbkdf2() implementation in django.utils.crypto [0]. I guess part of my feeling is that if you're running 1.11 LTS

MariaDB, official support

2016-11-14 Thread Mads Jensen
Hi, I got interest in contributing to Django. I started working on a bigger ticket than the smaller contributions I've previously made. Adam Chainz pointed out that MariaDB will include support for window expressions (#26608) from 10.2. I asked on #django-dev what the official policy for MariaDB