Jim Fulton wrote: > Tim Peters wrote: > >>[Georg Brandl -- or so he claimed on January 8] >> >> >>>today, when two Python developers here had approached me about the PSF, I >>>realized that it is time to correct a mistake which I had made over three >>>years >>>ago, when I discovered Linux, free software, Usenet etc (I was sixteen at >>>that time). >>> >>>I then assumed a different name, partly to anonymize myself as others had >>>advised. >>>When I came across Python, I instantly liked it, and since I had interest in >>>Open Source development in general, I wanted to try and contribute to the >>>development. >>> >>>And, as a matter of course, I used my different name for that. When I >>>realized that >>>I liked the community and the development of Python very much, I decided to >>>"unveil" myself, but I could never overcome myself -- till now. >>> >>>I'm really sorry, and I hope you could at least partly understand what caused >>>me to act so irrational. >> >> >>It doesn't really matter, Georg: by default, Python compares by >>object identity, not name. If _you_ haven't changed, your name >>doesn't matter. > > > I realize that folks are, rightly, trying to encourage Georg. I think > protection of the identity of a minor on the Internet is understandable > and justifiable. > > In general though, for adults, truthfulness and non-anonymity *do* > matter. At least they matter to me, a *lot*. I don't think members > of the PSF should be allowed to hide their identity and certainly, > it should not be acceptable to contribute to Python under a false name. > In principle I think you are correct.
In practice it's difficult to see how to nsure this without insistence on some digital certificate from an acceptable CA - by which I mean one that actually checks a driving license or passport before asserting a user's identity. Both CACert and Thawte have web-of-trust-like schemes to support this. In the meantine what do we do? Ask for a signed statement that contributors are contributing under their own identities? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
