Yes, this is ancient, I've been putting off dealing with it because I couldn't figure out who should handle it. At this point, I think that if anyone does it should be the release team, therefore I'm forwarding to python-dev. Feel free to tell me I made the wrong choice. ;-)
----- Forwarded message from "Douglas W. Goodall" <douglas_good...@mac.com> ----- > From: "Douglas W. Goodall" <douglas_good...@mac.com> > To: webmas...@python.org > Subject: made too hard... > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:57:15 -0800 > > Dear Sir, > > I am not sure why, but you have made it harder than it has to be to > fetch the python source for installation on a unix system such as > OpenBSD. > > I had to use the command line ftp client and it took a lot of time to > discover the real > URL of the download file. > > Here is what ended up working. > > ftp http://www.e you made it this hard on purpose. Yes, it is easy if > you > are using a web browser, but if you are on a unix system without X > it is a pain to get it when you don't know how. > > You might want to add the ftp URL to the web page for people like me. > > Respectfully, > > Doug > > --- > Douglas W. Goodall > 425 San Juanico Street > Santa Maria, CA 93455 > (805) 598-9099 > http://www.goodall.com > > I call on each of us to pray for our president. > He is who we have for the next four years, > and we need him to be successful for all of > us. God Bless America, and the President. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." --Ralph Waldo Emerson _______________________________________________ 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
