Re: [Catalog-sig] Merge catalog-sig and distutils-sig

Dennis Coldwell <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:19:54 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.distutils.devel,gmane.comp.python.catalog
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> But whatever, I hate the pointless duplication and just want to kill the
overlap.

Agree, +1 to merging into one list.


On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Donald Stufft <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Mar 28, 2013, at 7:28 PM, PJ Eby <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Jacob Kaplan-Moss <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> C'mon, folks, we're arguing about a name. That's about as close to
> >> literal bikeshedding as we could get.
> >
> > I'm not arguing about the *name*.  I just don't see the point in
> > making everybody subscribe to a new list and change their mail filters
> > (and update every book and webpage out there that mentions the
> > distutils-sig), because a few people want to *change* the name -- a
> > change that AFAICT doesn't actually provide any tangible benefit to
> > anybody whatsoever.
> >
> >
> >> How about we just let whoever has the keys make the change in whatever
> way's easiest and most logical for them?
> >
> > Because it's not up to just the person with the keys.  Neither SIG is
> > a mere mailing list, it's a Python special interest group, and SIGs
> > have their own formation and termination processes.
> >
> > In particular, if you're going to start a new SIG, one of the
> > requirements to be met is "in particular, no other SIG nor the general
> > Python newsgroup is already more suitable" (per the Python SIG
> > Creation Guidelines).  It's hard to argue that distutils-sig isn't
> > already more suitable than whatever is being proposed to take its
> > place.
>
> A requirement for a SIG is also that it has a clear goal and a start and
> end date. distutils-sig's goal is the distutils module. And the "end date"
> requirements seems to be completely ignored anymore so arguing strict
> adherence to the rules seems to be a wash.
>
> I suggested packaging-sig because discussion jumps back and forth between
> distutils-sig and catalog-sig and neither name nor stated goal really
> reflected what the sig was actually about which was packaging in python in
> general. I also suggested packaging because it matched the other current
> sigs which are generic topics and not about a single module. But whatever,
> I hate the pointless duplication and just want to kill the overlap.
>
>
> -----------------
> Donald Stufft
> PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372
> DCFA
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>
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duplication and just want to kill the overlap.</span></div>

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34)">Agree, +1 to merging into one list.</span></div></div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:45 =
PM, Donald Stufft <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
 target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im"><br>
On Mar 28, 2013, at 7:28 PM, PJ Eby &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pje@telecommunity=
.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Jacob Kaplan-Moss &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; C&#39;mon, folks, we&#39;re arguing about a name. That&#39;s about=
 as close to<br>
&gt;&gt; literal bikeshedding as we could get.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;m not arguing about the *name*. =A0I just don&#39;t see the poin=
t in<br>
&gt; making everybody subscribe to a new list and change their mail filters=
<br>
&gt; (and update every book and webpage out there that mentions the<br>
&gt; distutils-sig), because a few people want to *change* the name -- a<br=
>
&gt; change that AFAICT doesn&#39;t actually provide any tangible benefit t=
o<br>
&gt; anybody whatsoever.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; How about we just let whoever has the keys make the change in what=
ever way&#39;s easiest and most logical for them?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Because it&#39;s not up to just the person with the keys. =A0Neither S=
IG is<br>
&gt; a mere mailing list, it&#39;s a Python special interest group, and SIG=
s<br>
&gt; have their own formation and termination processes.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; In particular, if you&#39;re going to start a new SIG, one of the<br>
&gt; requirements to be met is &quot;in particular, no other SIG nor the ge=
neral<br>
&gt; Python newsgroup is already more suitable&quot; (per the Python SIG<br=
>
&gt; Creation Guidelines). =A0It&#39;s hard to argue that distutils-sig isn=
&#39;t<br>
&gt; already more suitable than whatever is being proposed to take its<br>
&gt; place.<br>
<br>
</div>A requirement for a SIG is also that it has a clear goal and a start =
and end date. distutils-sig&#39;s goal is the distutils module. And the &qu=
ot;end date&quot; requirements seems to be completely ignored anymore so ar=
guing strict adherence to the rules seems to be a wash.<br>


<br>
I suggested packaging-sig because discussion jumps back and forth between d=
istutils-sig and catalog-sig and neither name nor stated goal really reflec=
ted what the sig was actually about which was packaging in python in genera=
l. I also suggested packaging because it matched the other current sigs whi=
ch are generic topics and not about a single module. But whatever, I hate t=
he pointless duplication and just want to kill the overlap.<br>


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A<br>
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[email protected]</a><br>
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"_blank">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig</a><br>
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