[Baypiggies] {Baypiggies] Python support in ubuntu

[Guido van Rossum]

On 1/4/06, John J. Dooley <jxd6 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just switched to the ubuntu linux distribution and noticed it has
> exceptional Python support. The latest (5.10) comes with Python 2.4.2
> already installed and it has installable packages ready for many (almost a
> hundred?) well selected packages in recent revisions. This is saving
> countless frustrations over my previous Suse 9.2 distribution.
>
> I would be interested in learning more about the strong connection between
> Python and the Ubuntu distribution. Does anyone in our community has some
> inside information?

Not sure if this counts as inside info, but I think it's no
coincidence. Mark Shuttleworth is behind Ubuntu and he's been a big
Python fan ever since he wrote the first CGI script that became
Thawte. I believe I heard him say that he wants to promote Ubuntu
doing nearly everything with Python that can be done with Python. He's
also funding Zope demi-god Steve Alexander to do some work using parts
of Zope3. Try googling for schooltool.

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