On Jun 11, 2012, at 04:58 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote: >1. Asking on python-dev is considered adequate. If an implementation >wants to be consulted on changes, one or more of their developers >*must* follow python-dev sufficiently closely that they don't miss >cross-VM compatibility questions.
That's certainly my preference. >(My concern is that this isn't >reliable - we know from experience that other VMs can miss such >questions when they're mixed in with the rest of the python-dev >traffic) > >2. As 1, but we adopt a subject line convention to make it easier to >filter out general python-dev traffic for those that are just >interested in cross-vm questions +1 >As Brett pointed out, it's similar to the resurrection of import-sig - >we know that decisions aren't final until they're resolved on >python-dev, but it also means we're not flooding python-dev with >interminable arcane discussions on import system internals. I personally already ignore much of python-dev and only chime in on subjects I both care about and delude myself into thinking I have something useful to contribute. For cases where I miss something and need to catch up, Gmane is perfect. -Barry _______________________________________________ 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
