[Python-Dev] Yearly PyPI breakage

[Stefan Krah]

Brett Cannon <brett <at> python.org> writes:
> This is whole thread is off-topic precisely because all of this is
discussed -- in the open -- on distutils-sig and decided there. If people
feel changes need to be made like broadcasting to a wider audience when a
change occurs, then please bring it up on distutils-sig. But if people
choose not to participate then they are implicitly delegating decision
powers to those who do participate (which is totally fine and I'm not
implying that  if people don't participate they are doing something wrong).

Participating there, especially for a non-native speaker, is basically
a full-time job. You're met with a large number of extremely lengthy
posts that would require an incredible amount of time to respond to
in a careful manner.

And ultimately it is the persons that Guido delegated the authority to
who decide everything. I think many people have concluded that the
influence/time ratio is too low to be worth it.


Also I don't know any other development group who is a) that quick
in trying to suppress any "off-topic" discussions and b) constantly
uses venues outside of the Python mailing lists to steer and
manipulate public opinion.


Stefan Krah