Nick, thanks so much for your service in an often thankless job. It is
appreciated! And Paul, thanks for taking this on!
On Fri, Jul 6, 2018, 19:08 Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Since 2013, I've been the default BDFL-Delegate for packaging
> interoperability PEPs. In that time, the Python packaging ecosystem
> has moved forward in a lot of different areas, with pip being shipped
> by default with CPython, the wheel binary packaging format reaching
> ever-increasing heights of popularity, the cross-distro manylinux ABI
> compatibility specification being developed, the new pyproject.toml
> based sdist format being defined, the PSF's Packaging Working Group
> being formed, the Python Packaging User Guide being developed, and
> various aspects of the packaging metadata being enhanced to improve
> the general user experience of the Python packaging ecosystem.
>
> The role of the BDFL-Delegate in that process is partly about making
> arbitrary decisions when arbitrary decisions need to be made ("The
> bikeshed shall be green!"), but also about helping to guide
> discussions in productive directions, as well as determining when more
> complex PEP level proposals have reached a sufficient level of
> consensus that it makes sense to provisionally accept them and move on
> to publishing reference implementations.
>
> While it's been a fascinating ~5 years, I've decided that it's time
> for me to hand over those responsibilities to another PyPA
> contributor. With Guido's approval, I've asked Paul Moore if he'd be
> willing to take on the role, and Paul has graciously accepted the
> additional responsibility.
>
> Paul's a long term pip contributor, and also a CPython core developer,
> with a lot of practical experience in getting Python (and Python
> packaging) to work well in Windows environments. He's also a familiar,
> calm, and constructive presence in design discussions within
> distutils-sig, pip and other PyPA projects, which is an important
> characteristic when taking on BDFL-Delegate responsibilities.
>
> I'd like to personally thank Paul for being willing to take on this
> task, and I look forward to many more productive design discussions!
>
> Cheers,
> Nick.
>
> P.S. I'm not stepping down from Python packaging related activities
> entirely, as I'll still be involved in Python Packaging User Guide and
> pipenv maintenance, and will continue as a member of the PSF's
> Packaging Working Group. However, the final sign-off for packaging
> interoperability PEPs will now rest with Paul or someone else that
> he appoints, rather than with me :)
>
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