There has to be some relationship already. For GSOC 2011, I remember Pyajams wasn't selected by Python was, and we got a contributor that way.
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Jeff Kunce <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the python software foundation might be a good place to start. > Pyjs is python-related, after all. The PSF is a smaller, and possibly more > friendly group. I haven't dealt with them officially, but I was at the > python conferences when it got started - they are very approachable people. > > I think it would be worthwhile contacting them first for advice. Let them > know what our project is about, what our history has been, and where we are > trying to go. It may not be time, yet, for us to get foundation > endorsement. But the PSF (or an individual from the PSF) could probably > provide mentoring on what our next steps could be. > > -- Jeff > > > On May 9, 2012 2:06 AM, "Kees Bos" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> >> At the moment the project doesn't have much credibility. That's >> something we've got to work on. One of things we'll have to do (I >> think), is to submit it to a software foundation. Chris Brody mentioned >> this previously. >> >> There are three foundations that I know of that maybe appropriate: >> * Python Software Foundation (PSF) >> * Apache Software Foundation (ASF) >> * Free Software Foundation (FSF) >> >> I don't know if any of these is likely to adopt the project and neither >> do I know the pros and cons. I'll investigate. >> >> >> If I'm missing an good candidate, or if some of you have some experience >> and/or thoughts about this, let me know. >> >> >> Anyway, we've heard about companies thinking of dropping use of >> pyjamas/pyjs, because of the uncertain future etc. This should be >> addressed (in my opinion the future of the project depends on companies >> using it) and embedding in a foundation would certainly help to gain >> confidence in the future of this project. >> >> >> - Kees >> >>
