[Python-Dev] Distutils ML wrap-up: setup.cfg new format (original) (raw)

David Lyon david.lyon at preisshare.net
Wed Sep 23 05:55:29 CEST 2009

Hello Guido,

Isn't it clear from Tarek's email that he is summarizing distutils-sig?

Well, I'm new to this. Summarising is a word that could be certainly applied.

Isn't it odd that you ask this question pointing to your own message?

It's not odd at all. When I see my ideas, which Tarek originally argued against, published with his name on them, and my name left out, I just felt it fair to myself to ask him how that might have happened.

Are you worried that you won't get credit for the idea (assuming it's yours)?

As I said, I'm new. I've been very happy to help out. This is all a learning process for me.

I can accept whatever decision Tarek makes on distutils and the direction of the code. If he chose to ignore my postings and go a different way from what I suggested then that is his perogative.

If the failing was on my part to not fully write up PEPS and do full examples, and diagrams and so forth, then I accept that.

Should you perhaps just ask for credit instead of asking a rhetorical question?

I don't really believe that the work is complete enough for anybody to claim credit for just yet. That's why I was surprised to see the announcement. Hence me asking about it.

In all fairness, I'm trying to help Tarek here. And the python packaging effort.

Getting my name on what I believe are my contributions shouldn't be such a big deal and I'm very sure you'd agree on that. But it is an ongoing struggle for whatever reason that I've been having.

I'm sure your guidance can resolve the issues easily..

David

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