[Python-Dev] Re: PEP Politics (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 13:13:58 -0400

On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 12:28:25PM -0400, Guido van Rossum wrote: >Maybe I should stop posting PEPs to c.l.py, and tell them that if they >want a say in the future of the language, they should subscribe to >python-dev?

NOOOOOO!!!!! I don't want to have to start using a killfile on python-dev traffic to eliminate endless windy threads that never go anywhere. --amk PS: NOOOOOO!!!!!

I wasn't serious, but AFAICT /F was serious in his suggestion not to discuss my PEPs on c.l.py any more. I think the consequence of that would be that my PEPs only get discussed on python-dev. Then I see two possibilities: simply ignore the c.l.py crowd, or inviting them. I see serious downsides to each. So that means I'll have to face c.l.py every time I have a PEP, or stop writing PEPs. The latter sounds the most attractive -- I'll just check things in after a brief discussion on python-dev.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)