[Python-Dev] Re: [PyCON-Organizers] PyCon: The Spam Continues ;-)

[David Ascher]

Steve Holden wrote:
> Dear python-dev:
> 
> The current (as of even date) summary of my recent contributions to 
> Python -dev appears to be spam about PyCon.
> 
> Not being one to break habits, even not those of a lifetime sometimes, I 
> spam you yet again to show you what a beautiful summary ActiveState have 
> provided (I don't know whether this URL is cacheable or not):
> 
> <http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/ByAuthor/python-dev?author=cHljb25AcHl0aG9uLm9yZw--> 

Yup, we try to make all our URLs portable and persistent.

> If I remember Trent Lott (?) 

Nah, that's a US politician.  T'was Trent Mick.

> described at an IPC the SQL Server database 
> that drives this system, and it was a great example of open source 
> technology driving a proprietary (but I expect (?) relatively portable) 
> repository.

Modulo some SQLServer features we're using.

> Since I have your attention (and if I haven't then it really doesn't 
> matter what I write hereafter, goodbye ...) I will also point out that 
> the current top hit on Google for
> 
>     "Microsoft to Provide PyCon Opening Keynote"

What a bizarre search.

(note that some of your To's and Cc's were pretty strange...

--david