[Python-Dev] Are you ready for Mercurial migration? (original) (raw)

Éric Araujo merwok at netwok.org
Fri Jul 2 17:42:41 CEST 2010

Éric, you letter is discouraging. That’s the right term. I wanted to discourage you from fruitless endeavors.

This is not for coredevs, who already "decided" - it for the rest of the world. I don’t think there is a discrepancy between the core devs that want to keep the power and do what they please, and the community that is never consulted and unable to express itself. I believe that the core devs are the first circle of the community and that they strive to make open technical dicussions and reach decisions for the good of everyone. I find them open and kind, even if sometimes necessarily stern (e.g. when answering the same question for the umpteenth time).

I should clarify it in the first place, but I would like to avoid lengthy debates outside of the Wave. And I would like to keep Python-related discussions on open official fora that have been working for decades.

As a minor contributor, I’m eager for the migration, It is not the question about do you like it or not. That paragraph was just me trying to be positive before expressing my negative comments.

It is the question "Are You ready?" That means: Have you tried Mercurial? Yes.

Do you understand how it works? Yes.

Do you have a workflow ready and tested to start commiting right away? Yes. I have a handful of workflows in my belt to address different needs (one-shot typo fix, feature development, local editions, etc.)

Do you plan to read ~100 page long hginit.com tutorial after *it happens? Done. I have read the hg book, information on the wiki, made a lot of tests, read the PEPs, read the short hginit tutorial, and am willing to review Python-centered docs.

Regards

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