General-purpose comment on engineering collegiality (was: Wholly unnecessary flame. (was Re: pyXML!))

[Cameron Laird]

In article <mailman.969953404.7165.python-list at python.org>,
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Max_M=F8ller_Rasmussen?=  <maxm at normik.dk> wrote:
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>Ah ... but maybe that's because we are naturally spoiled brats to begin
>with. We have been basking in the mighty glory of Visual Basic, and had
>never had to use a c compiler to get our work done.
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>I know my way around c, but not really. I could not make a nice effort in it
>if my life depended on it. And to help Mark Hammond with his Windows work,
>there would probably be to many little c modules for my own good.
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>VC does not come installed on every windows machine you know.
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>wants-to-write-nice-python-stuff-to-get-work-done-but-will-try-to-help-where
>-he-can-ly y'rs - Max M
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I cannot overstate how many opportunities there are for
EVERYONE to help.  Desire and perseverance are the only
interesting constraints, not knowledge.

If you want to help with Mark's work, countless documenta-
tion tasks are ready for you right now.  If you're willing
to learn even a little C, you can dig in on test suites,
porting, and other relatively narrow jobs.  If you think
that being without a copy of VC is a disability, please
say so, and we'll offer plenty of interesting alternatives.

If you prefer VB, you can turn that, too, into an advantage.
There's plenty to do bringing the ergonomic advantages of VB
to Pythonia.

Let us know if you'd like a little direction on where your
efforts will be most rewarded.
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