svn commit: r45275 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status

Sun Jul 13 23:09:43 UTC 2014

Author: gjb
Date: Sun Jul 13 23:09:42 2014
New Revision: 45275
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45275

Log:
  Refresh the python entry to the latest version.
  
  Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml	Sun Jul 13 21:33:03 2014	(r45274)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml	Sun Jul 13 23:09:42 2014	(r45275)
@@ -459,16 +459,15 @@
     </links>
 
     <body>
-      <p>We are pleased to announce the availability of support for
-	conflict-free Python package support across different Python
-	versions, based on the USES=uniquefiles feature recently
-	introduced to the Ports framework. This means that you can, in
-	theory, mark a Python package as buildable and installable in
-	parallel for different Python versions at the same time on the
-	same host. The package building tools however do not support
-	this feature yet and the Python team will work closely with
-	portmgr and pkg developers to enable support on a global ports
-	and package scale.</p>
+      <p>We are pleased to announce the availability of conflict-free
+	Python package support across different Python versions based
+	on the USES=uniquefiles feature recently introduced to the
+	Ports framework.  A Python package can be marked as buildable
+	and installable in parallel for different Python versions at
+	the same time on the same host. The package building tools,
+	however, do not support this feature yet and the Python team
+	will work closely with portmgr and pkg developers to enable
+	support on a global ports and package scale.</p>
 
       <p>In May and June a huge clean-up operation took place to
 	remove the last bits and pieces targeting easy_install. In the
@@ -485,9 +484,9 @@
       <p>Our upstreaming effort continues to produce good outcomes for
 	simplifying maintenance and reducing complexity.</p>
 
-      <p>Looking forward, one of the top priorities will be to comply
-	to the Uses framework in the foreseeable future and to roll
-	out a consistent maintainer policy for integrating new
+      <p>Looking forward, one of the top priorities is to comply with
+	the USES framework in the foreseeable future and to roll out
+	a consistent maintainer policy for integrating new
 	Python-related ports into the tree.</p>
     </body>
 
@@ -495,12 +494,10 @@
       <task>Migrate bsd.python.mk to the Uses framework.</task>
       <task>Develop a high-level and lightweight Python Ports Policy.</task>
       <task>Add support for granular dependencies (for example >=1.0,<2.0).</task>
-      <task>Look at what adding pip (Python Package Index) support looks like.</task>
-      <task>Add default QA targets and functions for Python ports (TEST_DEPENDS,
-        regression-test, etc.)</task>
+      <task>See what adding pip (Python Package Index) support will require.</task>
+      <task>Add default QA targets and functions for Python ports (TEST_DEPENDS, regression-test, etc.)</task>
       <task>More tasks can be found on the team's wiki page (see links).</task>
-      <task>To get involved, come and say hi on IRC and let us know what you're
-        interested in!</task>
+      <task>To get involved, interested people can say hello on IRC and let us know their areas of interest!</task>
     </help>
   </project>
 
