[Python-Dev] Python 1.6 timing

[Vladimir Marangozov]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> As an experiment, I've collected about 40 messages with suggested
> patches in them that I found in my inbox; the oldest are nearly two
> years old.
> 
> You can access these from this address:
> 
> http://www.python.org/~guido/patch/
> 
> I would love any help I could get in responding with these, and taking
> action in the form of patches.

Is this just for the sake of the experiment or this patch selection
is the one you really haven't had the time to deal with?

I see a couple of patches proposing GC implementations (a very delicate
issue) of which only half a single patch would be acceptable for now
(the one renaming malloc to PyMem_Malloc).

There's one message (No 8) suggesting modifications to README and to the
python.org Web page. How can we help with that?

I have problems understanding two patches submitted by Gerrit Holl.
They mention "Hallo Guido". :-) 

> I propose that if you decide that a particular patch is worth checking
> in, you ask the author for the bugrelease or wetsign disclaimer and let
> me know that I can check it in; if changes to the patch are needed,
> I propose that you negotiate these with the author first.

Understood.

Sharing your collection of suggested patches definitely increases
your chances to get some help and answer the authors in time!

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