[Python-Dev] [Pydotorg] Should we help pythonmac.org? (original) (raw)

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Tue Aug 19 00:57:37 CEST 2008

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 3:41 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:

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On Aug 18, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Fred Drake wrote:

On Aug 18, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Steve Holden wrote:

Someone told me the other day that macports made for difficult installs, but not being a Mac user I wasn't in a position to evaluate the advice. Not being a Mac user either, I've been using Mac OS X for about a year now for most of my development. I've got mixed feelings about macports: It's painful to use, compared to things like rpm and apt, but... it might be the best that's available for the Mac. I'm not going to trust it to give me a usable Python, though, in spite of not having had problems with Pythons it provides. Just 'cause I've gotten paranoid. I use macports too, mostly for stuff I'm too lazy to build from source. I'm sure there's a Python in there, but like Fred, I don't use it. I do agree that we could and probably should maintain any Mac Python content on the main python.org site, but also if Bob wants to donate the domain, we can just have it forward to www.python.org/allyourmacsarebelongtous

We already do that for the wiki, we could do that for the other parts of the site just as easily (even without or before a transfer of ownership) :) I'm happy to pay for the domain and hosting, I just don't have a lot of spare cycles these days unless I need something at work.

-bob

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