[Python-Dev] Two developer candidates (original) (raw)

Neal Norwitz neal@metaslash.com
Sat, 09 Mar 2002 11:05:59 -0500

Guido van Rossum wrote:

> I don't have a problem with either Jeff or Bernie being granted developer > privileges. Feel free to add your two cents.

Great! I have one reservation, but maybe I should be talked out of it: I don't recall seeing patches submitted to SF by either of these. Maybe we need to give them a trial period where they submit their work to SF first? Soon enough we'll see if they're worth giving commit privileges based upon the volume of their output. Or am I being too conservative? It could be that the chore of uploading to SF is enough of a deterrent to make these good folks unproductive... Chicken or egg, really. Should we just go for it?

I've recently gone through the process as a new initiate. I don't think it is too burdensome to upload patches to SF, although SF is a PITA (especially recently).

The breaking-in period is a good introduction and provides important feedback in the early stages of getting to know the code.

Neal