Re: [python-committers] Votes on new core dev candidates

2019-03-25 Thread Steve Dower
On 25Mar2019 1503, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: On 25.03.2019 16:20, Steve Dower wrote: To be clear, my pushback (on Discourse, since I can only send email from an actual laptop these days but can participate over there from my phone) has been against vague nominations, not the individuals themselves.

Re: [python-committers] Votes on new core dev candidates

2019-03-25 Thread Giampaolo Rodola'
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:20 PM Steve Dower wrote: > > On 25Mar2019 0217, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > > I must say, I'm a bit surprised by the discussion around the voting > > process and the candidates. > > > > First, we've been complaining about lack of core devs for a long > > time. Now we have two

Re: [python-committers] Votes on new core dev candidates

2019-03-25 Thread Steve Dower
On 25Mar2019 0217, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: I must say, I'm a bit surprised by the discussion around the voting process and the candidates. First, we've been complaining about lack of core devs for a long time. Now we have two great candidates with proven track record of contributing to Python and

Re: [python-committers] Promote Stefan Behnel as a core developer

2019-03-25 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
24.03.19 23:23, Victor Stinner пише: Cython became a major project in the Python community (see the PSF award). I noticed that sometimes Cython is slow to be updated to support new Python changes (like the new way to store exceptions in PyThreadState of Python 3.7). It is not slow. But it took

Re: [python-committers] Promote Stefan Behnel as a core developer

2019-03-25 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
24.03.19 20:27, Terry Reedy пише: Have you asked Stefan if he would like the privilege, accept it, and would at least occasionally use it? Actually it is Stefan who asked me to promote him. So he is definitely would like. ___ python-committers

Re: [python-committers] Promote Stefan Behnel as a core developer

2019-03-25 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
24.03.19 18:40, Antoine Pitrou пише: I don't know. If he's not very active in writing or reviewing PRs, then perhaps he doesn't _need_ core developer rights. I understand you. He does not _need_ core developer rights just for this. But I have a grounded hope that Stefan can be the next

Re: [python-committers] Votes on new core dev candidates

2019-03-25 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
I must say, I'm a bit surprised by the discussion around the voting process and the candidates. First, we've been complaining about lack of core devs for a long time. Now we have two great candidates with proven track record of contributing to Python and people complain again. As a small group,