[Python-Dev] Names matter. (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Mon Jan 16 23:07:15 CET 2006

Jim Fulton wrote:

In general though, for adults, truthfulness and non-anonymity do matter. At least they matter to me, a lot. I don't think members of the PSF should be allowed to hide their identity and certainly, it should not be acceptable to contribute to Python under a false name.

Absolutely right. The encouragement is not for the past pseudonym, but for actually revealing his true identity when it mattered (i.e. when asked to "officially join"). For contributors, we should really track copyright forms more thoroughly (and indeed, Georg said he sent one right after I asked him).

Regards, Martin

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