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<h1class="title">(UNRELEASED DRAFT) Call for donations - PyPy to support Python3!</h1>
<p>The release of Python 3 has been a major undertaking for the Python
community, both technically and socially. So far the PyPy interpreter
implements only version 2 of the Python language and is increasingly
used in production systems. It thus contributes to the general risk
of a long lasting Python community split where a lot of people
continue using Python 2 while others work with Python 3, making it
harder for everyone.</p>
<p>The PyPy project is in a unique position in that it could support
<strong>both Python 2 and Python 3</strong> versions from the same code base, fully
reusing its unique translation and JIT-Compiler technologies.
However, it requires a lot of work, and it will take a long time
before we can complete a Python 3 port if we only wait for volunteer
work. Thus, we are asking the community to help with funding the
necessary work, to make it happen faster. <aclass="reference internal"href="#here">Here</a> is a more detailed view on how our proposed work benefits the Python community and the general public.</p>
<p>Below you'll find the <aclass="reference internal"href="#planned-stages-of-work">planned stages of work</a> and the associated
fundraising targets we need to make things happen. Once we reach the
neccessary target for each stage, we will start contracting
developers. Contracts and money are managed by the non-profit
<aclass="reference external"href="http://sfconservancy.org/">Software Freedom Conservancy</a> of which the PyPy project is a member.
The current elected representatives are Carl Friedrich Bolz, Holger
Krekel and Jacob Hallen and they will - in close collaboration - with
Conservancy and the core developers, select the best developers for
the Python 3 porting job among well known PyPy contributors.</p>
<p>If you want to see PyPy support Python 3 and Python 2, donate here:</p>
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<p>Should we not receive enough donations to complete all stages by 1st March 2012
at the latest, we will try our best to make PyPy support Python 3 anyway. We
however reserve the right to shift any unused funds to other PyPy activities
when that date is reached. Of course, since the Conservancy is a
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