On 11.02.2013 21:31, Paul Boddie wrote: > So, I think that peps.python.org is potentially a good idea and might be > provided fairly easily with a rewrite rule, but too much magic is just not > worth having: it's only when pages become completely undiscoverable > that "guess the URL" becomes worthwhile, and then time would arguably be > better spent improving navigation on the site concerned. > > Paul > > P.S. To take an example, typing dell.com/linux takes you to Dell's > current "secret" page about Linux that you just know will be moved around, > obscured in favour of "Dell recommends Microsoft Windows 8" "adverts", > hidden, removed, lost, and so on, but that is only a useful shortcut because > such sites make searching and navigation so awkward and awful otherwise.
But the Dell example is a landing page URL. In the PEP context this would take you to the PEP index. Given that the PEP index does not move around a lot (we only do website redesigns every 5-7 years ;-)) and that you only save typing "dev/", I don't think it's a use case that warrants adding and maintaining extra DNS and Apache magic. BTW: If this idea has some followers, it may be a good idea for them to setup a separate domain just for this purpose and maintain a list of redirects into the various Python websites. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 12 2013) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ _______________________________________________ pydotorg-www mailing list pydotorg-www@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www
