On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 18:55, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe > <tshep...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 17:51, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: >>> and I'm not sure we'd like to >>> accept code from convicted fellons (though I'd consider that a gray >>> area). >> >> This makes me curious... why would that be a problem at all (assuming >> the felony is not related to the computing field)? > > Because the person might not be trustworthy, period. Or it might > reflect badly upon Python's reputation. But yes, I could also see > cases where we'd chose to trust the person anyway. This is why I said > it's a gray area -- it can only be determined on a case-by-case basis. > The most likely case might actually be someone like Aaron Swartz.
Even if Aaron submits typo fixes for documentation :) I would think that being core developer would be the only thing that would require trust. As for a random a contributor, their patches are always reviewed by core developers before going in, so I don't see any need for trust there. Identity is another matter of course, but no one even checks if I'm the real Tshepang Lekhonkhobe. _______________________________________________ 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
