Does that matter when you just want to run "old scientific code"? Old version of libraries like OpenSSL can still be run in that context, granted you don't expose that code to the internet at large.
Old scientific code broke for many people with the introduction of the mac m1. I would think this would be a continuing trend in the future. Staying on old versions simply isn't possible over a long period without keeping the hardware going with it too.
> Old scientific code broke for many people with the introduction of the mac m1.
How could the people maintaining Python possibly avoid that? It would be up to Apple to proactively reach out to affected projects, if Apple cares about that.
Who finds "old scientific code" and then exposes a server running that code to the internet without any changes? Sounds like asking for trouble, but I guess we all use computers differently...
I don't know why people do things without thinking them through, but they do. Regarding trouble, I don't think we've covered anything here that wouldn't be asking for trouble.
