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Proxy Form - 2008-03-14 PSF Members' Meeting This form was finalized on February 15, 2008. You may designate someone to vote on your behalf at the meeting, a proxy. Be sure that your designated proxy will be attending the meeting and is willing to act as your proxy. PSF members who have indicated their willingness to act as proxy are listed in the meeting agenda. The text source of this form can be found here (suitable for emailing). As a member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF)...
...data structures, were re-wrapped as Python extension modules As Python was used more widely, extending and customizing in-house software became a lot easier. By writing in Python, users could recombine wrapped software components and extend or enhance standard CG applications needed for each new image production run. This let ILM staff to do exactly what a production needed at any given time, whether that meant allowing for a specific look for an entire show, or just a single CG character or ele...
...data repository. D. Goodger will coordinate this work and maintain the records. D. Goodger reported that he recently received records from Kurt Kaiser. He is still awaiting the delivery of records from Jeremy Hylton though, who has not replied to repeated email messages. D. Goodger will telephone Jeremy Hylton to ask for PSF records to be sent. Status: in progress. Originally from July 2006, Section 3.2, item 3: D. Goodger will update & confirm email & snail mail addresses when he rece...
...data. [114] K. Kaiser will archive the 2010 Budget. 6 PSF Community Service Award Nominations for 2009-4th Qtr. Two Nominees for the 2009 - 4th quarter PSF Community Service Award were selected. [Details temporarily omitted from the public minutes, to be restored after the announcement.] [115] P. Campbell will mail out awards to 4th quarter recipients of the PSF Community Service Award for 2009. [116] S. Holden will write a congratulatory letter to the 4th quarter PSF Communit...
...data restoration from back-up media.) Scripting languages have become incredibly popular, and an advanced scripting language like Python makes a good starting point for our expedition. One persistent criticism on scripting languages is that their performance is inadequate for some tasks. Techniques like program analysis and advanced compiler technology may be able to eliminate part of this problem, probably in combination with some form of optional static typing. The challenge is to...
...data repository. D. Goodger will coordinate this work and maintain the records. Status: carried forward. Originally from August 2006, Section 10: T. Peters will ask the advice of Larry Rosen regarding concerns with the contributor agreement. Status: carried forward. Originally from December 2006, Section 4, Jython Contributor Agreements: D. Goodger will write to the Jython contributors and ask them to sign contributor agreement forms, in combination with item 2 above (transferred from A. Kuchl...
...database engine with a Python API. The IFC is built on top of Postgres, with an Oracle version in the works, but it is possible to use any full-function RDBMS, as we took care to avoid non-standard SQL functionality and isolated the DB-specific idioms into a separate portability layer. Production IFCs currently run only under Linux, with others planned. The Business Logic is a layer of rules which handle data validation, access control, and customizable business-specific knowledge held by the cu...
...data in a postdoctoral program at the University of Chicago. Unhappy with the state of proprietary solutions needed for his studies, John chose Python to build an open solution to his problem. "Matplotlib is both an amazing technical achievement and a shining example of open source community building, as John not only created its backbone but also fostered the development of a very strong development team, ensuring that the talent of many others could also contribute to this project," ...
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