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

Richard Jones <[email protected]> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:20:15 +1100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.catalog,gmane.comp.python.distutils.devel
Message-ID <CAHrZfZBUBEDc0B-QmM64bO=uckkYK7qruPUyzap=45CfAdYL0Q@mail.gmail.com>
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I've set the wheels in motion. I just need a little help from the pydotorg
volunteers (and some hits from the mailman cluebat).


    Richard


On 30 March 2013 06:43, Donald Stufft <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Mar 29, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Nick Coghlan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Richard Jones <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> On 29 March 2013 14:45, Tres Seaver <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> If we leave the main list the 'distutils-sig', and just announce that
> >>> 'catalog-sig' is retired, folks who want to follow the new list just
> >>> switch over.  All the archives (mailman / gmane / etc.) stay valid, but
> >>> the list goes into moderated mode.
> >>
> >> Whoever has the power to do this, do it please.
> >
> > +1
> >
> > distutils-sig it is. We're expanding the charter to "the distutils
> > standard library module, the Python Package Index and associated
> > interoperabilty standards", but that's a lot easier than forcing
> > everyone to rewrite their mail filters.
> >
> > Besides, it's gonna be a *long* time before the default build system
> > in the standard library is anything other than distutils. Coupling the
> > build system to the language release cycle has proven to be a *bad
> > idea*, because the addition of new platform support needs to happen in
> > a more timely fashion than language releases. The incorporation of pip
> > bootstrapping into 3.4 will also make it a lot easier to recommend
> > more readily upgraded alternatives.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nick.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nick Coghlan   |   [email protected]   |   Brisbane, Australia
> > _______________________________________________
> > Distutils-SIG maillist  -  [email protected]
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
>
> Sounds good to me, whoever please to doing the needful.
>
> -----------------
> Donald Stufft
> PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372
> DCFA
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;ve set the wheels in motion. I just need a little he=
lp from the pydotorg volunteers (and some hits from the mailman cluebat).<d=
iv><br></div><div><div><br></div><div style>=A0 =A0 Richard</div></div></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 March 2013 06:43, Donald Stufft <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">d=
[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On Mar 29, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Nick Coghlan &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ncoghlan@gm=
ail.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Richard Jones &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; On 29 March 2013 14:45, Tres Seaver &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tseaver@=
palladion.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; If we leave the main list the &#39;distutils-sig&#39;, and jus=
t announce that<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &#39;catalog-sig&#39; is retired, folks who want to follow the=
 new list just<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; switch over. =A0All the archives (mailman / gmane / etc.) stay=
 valid, but<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; the list goes into moderated mode.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Whoever has the power to do this, do it please.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; +1<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; distutils-sig it is. We&#39;re expanding the charter to &quot;the dist=
utils<br>
&gt; standard library module, the Python Package Index and associated<br>
&gt; interoperabilty standards&quot;, but that&#39;s a lot easier than forc=
ing<br>
&gt; everyone to rewrite their mail filters.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Besides, it&#39;s gonna be a *long* time before the default build syst=
em<br>
&gt; in the standard library is anything other than distutils. Coupling the=
<br>
&gt; build system to the language release cycle has proven to be a *bad<br>
&gt; idea*, because the addition of new platform support needs to happen in=
<br>
&gt; a more timely fashion than language releases. The incorporation of pip=
<br>
&gt; bootstrapping into 3.4 will also make it a lot easier to recommend<br>
&gt; more readily upgraded alternatives.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Cheers,<br>
&gt; Nick.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; --<br>
&gt; Nick Coghlan =A0 | =A0 <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">ncoghlan@=
gmail.com</a> =A0 | =A0 Brisbane, Australia<br>
</div></div><div class=3D"im">&gt; ________________________________________=
_______<br>
&gt; Distutils-SIG maillist =A0- =A0<a href=3D"mailto:Distutils-SIG@python.=
org">[email protected]</a><br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig" targ=
et=3D"_blank">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig</a><br>
<br>
</div>Sounds good to me, whoever please to doing the needful.<br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
-----------------<br>
Donald Stufft<br>
PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCF=
A<br>
<br>
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