[Python-Dev] Removing IDLE from the standard library

[Terry Reedy]

On 7/14/2010 4:10 AM, Georg Brandl wrote:

> Sure, and if it was work time, we probably would do this ;).  As it is
> right now, this is volunteer time, and I would say that we're entitled
> to do whatever helps us getting done the (not always exciting) work,
> and our IRC crap talk, if that's what it is, happens to be among that.

Aha! IRC ('chat') is like a social hour or cocktail party, with multiple 
simultaneous conversations. Some people must like such events and even 
find relaxing. I tend to find them uncomfortable and a bit of a chore to 
mentally process, at least until I can get deep enough into a 
conversation with 1 or 2 people to tune everyone else out. So, while a 
bit of business *might* get conducted, that is not the primary purpose.

So I can see that pushing to make it a business meeting would not be too 
welcome. What I would like is an online sprint with a temporary 
#python-triage channel, with at least one commit-developer present.

Pending that, is there any time of day when more people with commit 
privileges are likely to be present.

The other problem I have is being dropped or timed out, and not 
having/knowing a way to get auto-reconnected to the channel. Thus, I 
could miss a response even if I do get one.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy