> -----Original Message----- > From: Sridhar Ratnakumar [mailto:sridh...@activestate.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 7:03 PM > To: Noah Kantrowitz > Cc: 'catalog-sig' > Subject: Re: [Catalog-sig] ANN: PyPM Index > > On 11/10/2010 6:49 PM, Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > > It was about Softpedia or one of those sites. Not saying it is the > same > > thing, but you seem to be seeing package builds based on code > downloaded en > > masse from PyPI if I am reading this correctly. > > Just to clarify, we are not pulling PyPI's data (source and/or > metadata) > "en masse" -- the update happens incrementally[1] each day, based on > the > releases that happen on that day, so as to not put too much load on > PyPI's servers. > > > Mirroring the metadata I > > understand, not sure if I like the idea of my code on a website with > a "Buy > > Now" link (I understand you aren't selling the actual project, just > the > > service of the build farm, but for a pure-python package that sounds > an > > awful lot like splitting hairs). > > What we are selling, as part ActivePython Business Edition, is the > binary builds (via a convenient installer) for a special subset of > packages[2] among other things (big iron, support). Except these, > thousands of packages are made freely available to ActivePython > Community Edition users.
All of my projects that I looked were marked as requiring a subscription: http://code.activestate.com/pypm/pyzen/. " Builds marked with a lock icon are only available via PyPM to users with a current ActivePython Business Edition subscription." Perhaps this is just a bug? There is also the part on the side about buying a redistribution license. --Noah _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list Catalog-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
