[Python-Dev] setuptools: past, present, future (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Sat Apr 22 12:05:41 CEST 2006

Phillip J. Eby wrote:

The problem isn't fundamentally a technical one, but a social one. You can effect social change through technology, but not by being some random guy with a nagging 'bot.

Seriously, though, posting Cheesecake scores (which include ratings for findability of code, use of distutils, etc.) would be a fine way to achieve the same effect, and if they're part of PyPI itself, they don't give off the same "random guy with a bot" effect.

like "some random bozos who likes play code nazis on the internet" is better than "a random guy with a bot".

sheesh. does anyone know if this kind of non-productive control- freakery is common over in Ruby land?

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