>>>>> "Russell" == Russell Keith-Magee <[email protected]> writes: Hi Russ,
Russell> In this case, it looks like a combination of factors: Russell> 1) The age difference between the two tickets, Russell> 2) A Ticket that just hasn't been completely updated to the Russell> current triage process, Russell> 3) Some background confusion over the difference between Atom Russell> PP and the Atom Syndication format. Thank you very much for elaborate & detailed answer - it completely satisfied my curiosity. Russell> Pushing domain-specific protocols outside the project core is a Russell> great way to maintain that focus while simultaneously promoting Russell> the greater ecosystem around the project. I agree wholeheartedly... Russell> the ticket is really pending a decision about whether it is Russell> suitable for inclusion in django.contrib. In the absence of a Russell> solid implementation that someone is pushing for inclusion into Russell> django.contrib, the ticket has gone stale - it hasn't been Russell> rejected outright as a bad idea, but it hasn't been formally Russell> accepted either. It should probably be marked 'someday/maybe', some GTD ;) Russell> but again, for historical reasons - that ticket state didn't Russell> exist at the time triage was actually happening on the ticket. It looks like MetaWeblog ticket was 'too early' :-D Russell> If you particularly want MetaWeblog support, it doesn't need to Russell> live in Django's core. Sure. Russell> Hunt around to see if anyone else has implemented it, and if Russell> they haven't, start a project. In time, if you create a robust Russell> implementation and can demonstrate demand for it, it may be Russell> considered for inclusion in django.contrib. I stumbled upon http://www.allyourpixel.com/post/xmlrpc-djgo/ and http://www.allyourpixel.com/post/metaweblog-38-django/ posts dating from '06 and wondered if something has changed in between... Apparently, there is some demand for it, but let's learn some more Python/Django first ;) Russell> Until then, it can live happily in the ecosystem without Russell> requiring any official blessing from us. Fair enough. Thanks again for the input. Sincerely, Gour -- Gour | Zagreb, Croatia | GPG key: C6E7162D ----------------------------------------------------------------
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