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novelWriter maintainer weighs dropping Debian 12 packages
Original: I'm still releasing novelWriter packages for Debian 12, and I just checked and noticed people are still downloading thos
The maintainer of novelWriter says they are still building packages for Debian 12 and have noticed people keep downloading them, even though the Debian 12 release reached end-of-life a few months ago. They would like to drop support, which would let them move on from Python 3.11, but are weighing that against users who still rely on those builds.
Why now: It highlights the common open-source dilemma of maintaining releases for an operating system version past its end-of-life.
novelWriterDebian 12Python 3.11
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- I'm still releasing novelWriter packages for Debian 12, and I just checked and noticed people are still downloading those. Debian 12 reached end-of-life a few months ago. I kind of want to drop Debian 12 support, both because then I can drop Python 3.11, but more importantly so… · veronica@mastodon.online · 11
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