On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > > I disagree. The goal of mentorship is to help someone learn -- a subtle, > yet distinct, difference. I think a closed list will suit that purpose > better. > > Keep in mind also that the list is *closed*, not *locked* -- anyone can > join, and anyone who has joined has full access to current goings-on and to > the archives.
The other thing to remember is that part of the purpose of the new list is to fulfil roles that python-dev doesn't (and shouldn't really be expected to) handle. These are things like: - keeping in touch with new contributors that participate in core sprints - asking for clarifications of points that may not be clear in the devguide - how to respond to negative feedback on the public lists and on the tracker - advice on "who's who" on the public mailing lists Anyone that is themselves comfortable with the rough-and-tumble of typical open source development may see the list as unnecessary, and that's fine. python-dev does see new contributors arriving without an active mentorship program, and that's great. However, there are still an *awful* lot of modules on http://docs.python.org/devguide/experts that don't have names against them. The tracker still has a huge backlog of issues, some of which are there because they're genuinely difficult, but others are there just because none of the current core devs have the interest and/or expertise to make the necessary calls as to what changes are needed and how they should be made. If we can broaden our developer base by giving people a specific place to ease into things without having to dive straight into the deep end of python-dev, then I think it's an experiment worth trying. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ 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
