Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-29 Thread Jesus Cea
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Guido van Rossum wrote: > I certainly don't expect that he'll stop right away, but the best > response in this case is none. Let's just delete his mail and > eventually he'll go away. In fact, I had to review my old email to check who was that "Luke K

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-26 Thread Steve Holden
Nick Coghlan wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: >> Arguing >> with him is like getting involved with quicksand, so let's just all >> ignore him, and it will tide over. > > While that's no doubt very good advice, I still couldn't resist > commenting on the (to me) bizarre notion that supporting a non

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-26 Thread Nick Coghlan
Guido van Rossum wrote: > Arguing > with him is like getting involved with quicksand, so let's just all > ignore him, and it will tide over. While that's no doubt very good advice, I still couldn't resist commenting on the (to me) bizarre notion that supporting a non-free platform with free tools

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread skip
Guido> It'll be difficult -- he's already trying to make us feel guilty Guido> for not supporting free software enough. Arguing with him is like Guido> getting involved with quicksand, so let's just all ignore him, Guido> and it will tide over. It's open source. If he's so all-fi

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Guido van Rossum
Luke's tracker access has now been revoked, and he's been told multiple times by different people both publicly and privately that he's not welcome. I've warned him that if he keeps going on we'll have to invoke the Nazis. I certainly don't expect that he'll stop right away, but the best response

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Georg Brandl
Christian Heimes schrieb: > Guido van Rossum schrieb: >> Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in >> python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I >> seeing it all wrong? > > You are seeing it perfectly right. I'm astonished that nobody has > reacte

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Alexandre Vassalotti wrote: > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 2:18 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: >>> Anyone who feels like biting his head off, go for it. >> I think as a starting point, I'll revoke his access to the tracker >> (although I guess he'll create a new account in response). >> > > Well. Maybe,

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Alexandre Vassalotti
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 2:18 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: >> Anyone who feels like biting his head off, go for it. > > I think as a starting point, I'll revoke his access to the tracker > (although I guess he'll create a new account in response). > Well. Maybe, it would be better to first explain

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Anyone who feels like biting his head off, go for it. I think as a starting point, I'll revoke his access to the tracker (although I guess he'll create a new account in response). Regards, Martin ___ python-committers mailing list python-committers@py

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Steve Holden wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: >> Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in >> python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I >> seeing it all wrong? >> > He seems rather misguided, and is being treated

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Christian Heimes
Guido van Rossum schrieb: > Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in > python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I > seeing it all wrong? You are seeing it perfectly right. I'm astonished that nobody has reacted and kicked him from the list so far

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Steve Holden
Steve Holden wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: >> Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in >> python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I >> seeing it all wrong? >> > He seems rather misguided, and is being treated with great tolerance. And natural

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Benjamin Peterson
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote: > Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in > python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I > seeing it all wrong? He also has annoying habit of "reopening" issues by duplicating another one

Re: [python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Steve Holden
Guido van Rossum wrote: > Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in > python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I > seeing it all wrong? > He seems rather misguided, and is being treated with great tolerance. I believe many of his posts also appear

[python-committers] Luke Kenneth

2009-01-25 Thread Guido van Rossum
Is anyone else frustrated by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton's rants in python-dev? It seems he is living on another planet to me. Or am I seeing it all wrong? -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) ___ python-committers mailing l