Just wanted to make a quick announcement that ManifestDestiny, the
python package we use internally here at Mozilla for declaratively
managing lists of tests in Mochitest and other places, has been renamed
to manifestparser. We kept the versioning the same (0.6), so the only
thing you should need to change in your python package dependencies is a
quick substitution of “ManifestDestiny” with “manifestparser”. We will
keep ManifestDestiny around indefinitely on pypi, but only to make sure
old stuff doesn’t break. New versions of the software will only be
released under the name “manifestparser”.
Quick history lesson: “Manifest destiny” refers to a philosophy of
exceptionalism and expansionism that was widely held by American
settlers in the 19th century. The concept is considered offensive by
some, as it was used to justify displacing and dispossessing Native
Americans. Wikipedia’s article on the subject has a good summary if you
want to learn more.
Here at Mozilla Tools Automation, we’re most interested in creating
software that everyone can feel good about depending on, so we agreed
decided to rename it. When I raised this with my peers, there were no
objections. I know these things are often the source of much drama in
the free software world, but there’s really none to see here.
Happy manifest parsing!
Will
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