Can .py be complied?

[Steve Holden]

John J. Lee wrote:
> Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> writes:
> [...]
> 
>>There's nothing wrong with open source projects catering to a market,
>>and there's nothing wrong with running open source software on a
>>proprietary operating system. To behave otherwise might reduce the
>>growth opportunities for Python and its community.
>>
>>no-zealotry-please-ly y'rs  - steve
> 
> [...]
> 
> I'm hesitant to label everybody who disagrees with you (and me) on
> that a zealot.  Though I tend to take the same side you do, I'm not
> entirely sure it's not just laziness on my part that I think that way.
> 
> Seems to me that holding opinions such as "it's a bad thing to support
> open source software on closed source systems, and you should not do
> it, for the common good" is far from crazy, even though I don't
> currently happen to hold that view.
> 
Well, we appear to agree. Please note I wasn't labelling anyone a 
zealot, simply implying that I didn't want the discussion to descend to 
blind repetitions of principle with no supporting arguments.

I have no problem with others taking a different view from mine on this 
issue, though I reserve the right to disagree with them. My own view is 
that open source (Python included) wouldn't be anywhere near as advanced 
and popular as it is if it hadn't been ported to the majority platform, 
and that this actually positions it better for eventual world domination 
:-). There's a reason Microsoft are fighting Linux with FUD.

Let's also not forget that at PyCon, (I am told) when Jim Hugunin asked 
for a show of hands as to who principally developed for Windows 
platforms, *Guido* raised his hand.

regards
  Steve
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