[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Remove mention of medical condition from the test suite. (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Tue Jul 5 19:33:12 CEST 2011

Antoine Pitrou writes:

On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:23:55 +0900 "Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen at xemacs.org> wrote:

Antoine Pitrou writes:

I sincerely hope we don't start using the word "professional" to denote "careful" or "good quality".

No, by "professional" I mean "of a profession,"

I see. But the "experts" are not necessarily vendors (we aren't), and our users aren't "clients". Besides, we are not merely providing a service, we are building a community where everyone can take part in the shared work, thereby blurring the barrier between "experts" and "laymen".

sigh And another good word bites the dust. OK, I will reserve the adjective "professional" for those who appreciate it. Nick's "common courtesy" will do for the current purpose.

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