[Python-Dev] pip: cdecimal an externally hosted file and may be unreliable [sic]

[Nick Coghlan]

On 9 May 2014 07:23, "Donald Stufft" <donald at stufft.io> wrote:
> On May 8, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Or
> > maybe we have to accept that some developers have sound reasons for
> > not hosting on PyPI and work with them to find an acceptable
> > compromise? Has anyone checked what Stefan's reasons are for not
> > hosting cdecimal on PyPI? Do they represent a use case that the PEP
> > hasn't considered?
>
> If I recall correctly his reasoning is that he finds the legal
requirements
> associated with uploading to PyPI to be unsatisfactory.

I actually need to follow up on that, because the terms *were* legally
questionable last time I looked (also too hard to review, since as far as I
am aware, they're only presented during new user sign-up).

I'll deal with that at work today.

Cheers,
Nick.

P.S. Still the wrong list, folks. Most of the people you need to convince
to get changes made to pip, PyPI and the packaging ecosystem in general
aren't here.
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