[Zope-dev] Re: Proposal: Rename zope package

[Philipp von Weitershausen]

Jim Fulton wrote:
> Philipp von Weitershausen wrote:
> 
>> Why would they switch to Zope 2.8 if not for the component architecture? 
> 
> To stay current? To get MVCC? To get new-style extension classes, and
> thus access to many modern Python features. Later releases will provide
> benefits beyond just the Z3 features.

But, if they are willing to investigate into new features, new-style 
extensions classes and all that, a small package rename from Zope to 
Zope2 should be just as manageable.

Philipp