[pydotorg-www] [Webmaster] Can IBM i be listed in the "Python for Other Platforms" page?

[Steve Holden]

Hi Jesse,

Thanks for your note. I am forwarding it to the group who maintain the
content to which you refer. I agree it would be helpful for readers to know
of the availability of your Python product.

regards
 Steve

Steve Holden

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 3:34 AM, Jesse Gorzinski <jgorzins at us.ibm.com>
wrote:

> Greetings, Python webmaster!
>
> I am in charge of open source deliverables on the IBM i platform. Our
> platform is a fantastic enterprise platform that powers the IT systems of
> many industries. Python has been a great addition to our platform!
> Unfortunately, some of our users do not yet know if its existence, so I'd
> love for IBM i to be listed on python.org.
>
> More specifically, I would like "IBM i" listed on this page:
> https://www.python.org/download/other/ Proposed text would be: Python 2
> ad Python 3 for IBM i is available for free from IBM via the 5733OPS
> licensed program offering. For more information about 5733OPS, see the
> offering's landing page on IBM developerWorks
> <https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/Open%20Source%20Technologies>.
>
>
> The "Python for AS/400" entry can be moved underneath as well. Something
> like "Alternatively, *http://www.iseriespython.com*
> <http://www.iseriespython.com/>hosts an AS/400 port of Python 2.7, ported
> by Per Gummedal."
>
> ("AS/400" is a previous name of our platform, now outdated by well over a
> decade)
>
> Please let me know if this is a feasible request, and if there's anything
> I can provide to help this happen.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> --Jesse G.
>
> ------------------------------
> *Jesse R. Gorzinski, MBA*
> Business Architect - Open Source on IBM i
> IBM i ISV Advisory Council Program Manager
> *IBM Corporation* <http://www.ibm.com/>
> Email: *jgorzins at us.ibm.com* <jgorzins at us.ibm.com>
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