Comments on Python Redesign

[Bengt Richter]

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:12:08 -0700, Dave Kuhlman <dkuhlman at rexx.com> wrote:

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Thanks, both, for saving me a bunch of typing ;-)

It looks slick, but not really technically slick in a way
that would lead me to expectations about Python, just
eye-candy/we-spend-more-on-advertising-than-research
kind of slick (though for largely irrelevant photos, I
prefer pretty things and/or great photography ;-)

So, yeah, ad-shields-up was my reaction too, sorry. A prominent
notice like "this site prepared and served with free Python-scripted
software" might alter the impact and create some Python-linkage from
the appearance. (Of course it would have to be true, otherwise what's
being sold? Photoshop? ;-)

My frame of mind going to python.org is pleasant anticipation
like walking into an engineering library or technical reading room
I'm familiar with. By all means put notices there to direct
people to events and places of interest, but don't put on a facade
that makes my library feel like a commercial lobby ;-)

Let those be separate buildings. Too bad python.com is apparently, um, taken.

My 2 cents..
Maybe I'd get used to it, but that is my first reaction. Nice work, really,
but not for my old technical library building ;-)

Regards,
Bengt Richter