On 2010-06-25, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: > Am 25.06.2010 01:28, schrieb Stephen Thorne: > > Steve Holden Wrote: > >> Given the amount of interest this thread has generated I can't help > >> wondering why it isn't more prominent in python.org content. Is the > >> developer community completely disjoint with the web content editor > >> community? > >> > >> If there is such a disconnect we should think about remedying it: a > >> large "Python 2 or 3?" button could link to a reasoned discussion of the > >> pros and cons as evinced in this thread. That way people will end up > >> with the right version more often (and be writing Python 2 that will > >> more easily migrate to Python 3, if they cannot yet use 3). > >> > >> There seems to be a perception that the PSF can help fund developments, > >> and indeed Jesse Noller has made a small start with his sprint funding > >> proposal (which now has some funding behind it). I think if it is to do > >> so the Foundation will have to look for substantial new funding. I do > >> not currently understand where this funding would come from, and would > >> like to tap your developer creativity in helping to define how the > >> Foundation can effectively commit more developer time to Python. > >> > >> GSoC and GHOP are great examples, but there is plenty of room for all > >> sorts of initiatives that result in development opportunities. I'd like > >> to help. > > > > I am extremely keen for this to happen. Does anyone have ownership of this > > project? There was some discussion of it up-list but the discussion fizzled. > > Can you please explain what "this project" is, in the context of your > message? GSoC? GHOP?
Oh, I thought this was quite clear. I was specifically meaning the large "Python 2 or 3" button on python.org. It would help users who want to know what version of python to use if they had a clear guide as to what version to download. It doesn't help if someone goes to do greenfield development in python if a library they depend upon has yet to be ported, and they're trying to use python 3. (As an addendum add pygtk to the list of libs that python 3 users on #python are alarmed to find haven't been ported yet) -- Regards, Stephen Thorne Development Engineer Netbox Blue _______________________________________________ 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
