[python-committers] Re: Opting-in for Hacktoberfest

2021-10-08 Thread Chris Withers
On 07/10/2021 15:04, Mariatta wrote: On Thu., Oct. 7, 2021, 12:35 a.m. Chris Withers, > wrote: Oh, well, that would explain the sudden influx of low value/quality PRs including people pinging me directly by email.. huge -1 from me, please can we opt out

[python-committers] Re: Opting-in for Hacktoberfest

2021-10-08 Thread Mariatta
On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 1:08 AM Chris Withers wrote: > > Don't get me wrong though: I think Hacktoberfest is a terrible idea in > that focusses on short-term fly-by contributing rather than fostering > the long term commitments that all open source projects desperately need. > > I understand the f

[python-committers] Re: Opting-in for Hacktoberfest

2021-10-08 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 10:07 Mariatta wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 1:08 AM Chris Withers wrote: > >> >> Don't get me wrong though: I think Hacktoberfest is a terrible idea in >> that focusses on short-term fly-by contributing rather than fostering >> the long term commitments that all open