[python-committers] Threadjack: python-dev input to site redesign [sorry ...]

[Jesse Noller]

On May 30, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Ned Deily <nad at acm.org> wrote:

> In article 
> <CADiSq7eqEUibMFvKjeCvH_CjvfUbd7kWKSzxG9dgUVpOxM=bTg at mail.gmail.com>,
> Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
>>> Is any one person in the dev community anxious to represent that community
>>> in the (hopefully forthcoming) "new new python.org" development. Probably a
>>> good time to talk about that, as the RFP is open.
>> 
>> I'd be happy to do it if nobody else volunteers. Maybe we can get some
>> RSS feeds hooked up in appropriate places :)
> 
> It would be good to ensure that someone with recent experience managing 
> Python releases is included in the process since the release managers 
> are major content producers for python.org (i.e. the current /downloads 
> section including release pages) and have their own particular needs for 
> working with the web site..
> 

Please take a look at the RFP. It doesn't look to change the download manager process, and in fact forces an offline working/contributor mode so this workflow can stay close to what it is today.