On 4/11/07, Francesc Altet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dieter, > > A Dimecres 11 Abril 2007 02:43, Dieter escrigué: > > On 4/10/07, Francesc Altet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Dieter, > > > > > >[...] > > > > > > Well, these are my ideas about all of this. I would like to here more > > > comments because I might be wrong. But in principal, and due to the > > > reasons exposed above, I'm not terribly enthusiastic about the Launchpad > > > site for PyTables. > > > > > I totally agree with your concerns, and if I can't dispel them with > > the following comments, I'll happily remove PyTables from LaunchPad. > > Don't worry...won't hurt my feelings :') > > > > First, let me say that I would like to dedicate myself to Pytables > > because my work is totally data centric and Pytables/Numpy is/will be > > at the foundation of it. I've greatly respected this project and have > > wanted to contribute since way back. > > > > I'm a full-time, at home, programmer, and my only work is my project. > > My thoughts are that.. what I need to develop for my project, could be > > enhancements to, and auxiliary compliments of, Pytables core. Believe > > me, I respect your time and will always effort to avoid consuming it, > > and contribute to pytables an autonomous way with respect to your > > leadership. Lastly, just so you know me a little better, I have been > > self-employed all my working life, sticking to commitments I make is > > quite important to me. > > > > > > As for LaunchPad let me say this, and then I'll remove the > > registration on your say so. > > > > > - It looks like a completely new PyTables site. This means that, at > > > minimum, a big warning should be put in the home page > > > (https://launchpad.net/pytables) saying that this is an *alternate* site > > > so as to easy the branching of PyTables and make it clear that this is > > > its *main* purpose. > > > > Besides being a vehicle to promote community contribution to a > > project, the purpose of the launchpad framework is also to tie in the > > communication from the end-users, distro package managers, and to the > > upstream developers, Distro package managers can also create a long > > term branch of the project for specific distro configurations. Bugs > > have the ability to be cross-referenced along the project's entire > > stream. > > > > The functionality of the site is still in progress. From what I see, > > seamless cooperative features are continually being enhanced. There is > > a link to the Pytables home page in the middle of the page. It isn't > > blaringly noticeable and should be improved (I made a request). For > > now, what I did was edit the project description to display links for > > the Home Page; How To Use; Bug Reports; the Mailing List; and the > > Source Forge page. > [...] > > Ok, fair enough. I think you have given arguments enough to let PyTables have > a chance with the Launchpad service :). In addition, Ivan is also ok with > this. Probably Ivan and me will register as administrators for this site as > well (it can be convenient for doing some tasks, like changing some > descriptions, logo, etc.), but it would be nice if you can act as the main > responsible for the site for the time being. > > I'm mainly interested in seeing that Launchpad can become useful not only to > the upstream developers, but specially for distro managers. I really think > that providing the easiest path to install PyTables (and most specially its > dependecies) is very important for spreading its use, and perhaps Launchpad > might contribute to improve the process of packaging PyTables for as much > distributions as possible (currently PyTables releases are arriving quite > late to distros :-/). > > Well, let's whish a long life to the new Launchpad site for PyTables! > > -- > >0,0< Francesc Altet http://www.carabos.com/ > V V Cárabos Coop. V. Enjoy Data > "-" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Pytables-users mailing list > Pytables-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pytables-users >
I'm glad, and I'll happily do what ever is needed. As soon as you and Ivan, (et. al) register on the website, reply here and I can then add your names as administrators to the "pytables-developers" team -Dieter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Pytables-users mailing list Pytables-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pytables-users
