Mailman 3 September 2011 - pydotorg-www

New Members to Membership Roster Web Page – Please Add
by Pat Campbell Jan. 24, 2012

Jan. 24, 2012

Hi Pydotorg Team: Please add the July 2011 new members to the members’ web page at http://www.python.org/psf/members/ *July 2011 - New Nominated Members:* Giovanni Bajo Massimo DiPierro Mike Driscoll Alex Gaynor Asheesh Laroia Jessica McKellar Tetsuya Morimoto Paulo Nuin Audrey Roy Gavin M. Roy If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks, Pat -- Pat Campbell PSF Administrator/Secretary patcam(a)python.org

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Volunteering
by Steve Richards Oct. 3, 2011

Oct. 3, 2011

Hello, I'm an intermediately skilled python programmer and would like to help in maintaining the python.org site, I'm also a maintainer of gnu.org and have experience with git, svn, cvs, and bzr revision control systems. Best Regards, -- Steve Richards Open Source Developer/Programmer Github: Captainkrtek <https://github.com/Captainkrtek> GPG: A634DA1D<http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x676545EDEF9842B51E95E…> , E0EB9B2E<http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x970C6E607B117177DC314…> , 34A627C8<http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD33ADBB798D9353E1D7F6…> Email: sbrichards(a){mit.edu, ieee.org, gnu.org, linux.com}

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outage report
by Doug Hellmann Sept. 28, 2011

Sept. 28, 2011

I've had an outage report for python.org via twitter. It's working for me, but the reporter says "traceroute drops at te5-4.swcolo2.3d12.xs4all.net" and they aren't able to connect to the site. Is anyone else seeing an issue? Doug

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Re: [pydotorg-www] PSF- Board Meeting Minutes -Approved- August 2011 - Please Post Online
by Pat Campbell Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 2011

Hi Arc: The next board meeting will be held in October on the 17th. Please feel free to send your report to the "PSF Board" <psf(a)python.org> at least one week before the scheduled board meeting. Thanks, Pat On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Arc Riley <arcriley(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry I dropped the ball on the summary report. When is the board meeting > so I can get it together by then? > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org> wrote: > >> Hi Anatoly: >> >> It maybe a good idea to go to the source regarding the GSoC 2011 >> summary report and the PyCon website software. >> >> Arc Riley may be able to answer your inquiry concerning a GSoC >> 2011 summary report and Jesse Noller may be a good source to >> help answer your question about the PyCon website software. >> >> I am cc'ing both Arc & Jesse on this email. I hope you find what >> you are looking for. >> >> Thanks, >> Pat >> >> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:29 AM, anatoly techtonik <techtonik(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Are you serious that were will be no GSoC 2011 summary report? That's >>> sad. >>> >>> Pleace CC that stuff about new PyCon website software. It will be >>> useful even here. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> -- >>> anatoly t. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org> wrote: >>> > Hi Pydotorg: >>> > >>> > Please disregard the previous email attachment sent to you >>> > regarding the August 2011 board minutes online posting. We've >>> > located and corrected a typo in the August 2011 board meeting >>> > minutes. >>> > >>> > Please feel free to post the updated version in this attachment. >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > Pat >>> > >>> > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hello Pydotorg: >>> >> >>> >> Could you please post the following "PSF board meeting minutes" >>> online, >>> >> http://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/ at the usual web >>> >> locations: >>> >> please see the attachments for the approved board meeting minutes for >>> >> August 2011. >>> >> >>> >> If you have any questions, please let me know. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, >>> >> Pat >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Pat Campbell >>> >> PSF Administrator/Secretary >>> >> patcam(a)python.org >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Pat Campbell >>> > PSF Administrator/Secretary >>> > patcam(a)python.org >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > pydotorg-www mailing list >>> > pydotorg-www(a)python.org >>> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Pat Campbell >> PSF Administrator/Secretary >> patcam(a)python.org >> > > -- Pat Campbell PSF Administrator/Secretary patcam(a)python.org

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PSF- Board Meeting Minutes -Approved- August 2011 - Please Post Online
by Pat Campbell Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 2011

Hello Pydotorg: Could you please post the following "PSF board meeting minutes" online, http://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/ at the usual web locations: please see the attachments for the approved board meeting minutes for August 2011. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks, Pat -- Pat Campbell PSF Administrator/Secretary patcam(a)python.org

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Re: [pydotorg-www] [PSF-Board-Public] [PSF-Board] Python logo sticker donation
by Pat Campbell Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

Hi BJ: I am not a tech, therefore I do not want to mislead you with an incorrect answer to your very important question. :) I am cc'ing the pydotorg team again with this same request. They usually take care of my request to add items to the various Python website pages. Thanks, Pat On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:20 AM, BJ Killian <bjkillian1997(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How do i add that? > On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Pat Campbell wrote: > > Hi pydotorg: > > Could you please add the upcoming "4th annual pyArkansas conference" to the > python.org index page here: > > http://python.org/ > > Also, the pyArkansas conference website link is here: > > http://www.pyarkansas.org > > If you have any questions, please let me know. > > Thanks, > Pat > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) <chad(a)cast.uark.edu>wrote: > >> Got em yesterday, thanks! Here's the site for our conference, could we get >> this event added to calendar list on the python.org index page? I see >> pyGotham is listed there. >> >> http://www.pyarkansas.org >> >> Thanks again. >> >> chad >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi Chad: >>> >>> Thank-you. Your PSF stickers will go out in tomorrow's mail. >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) <chad(a)cast.uark.edu >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Pat, address in sig below. Thanks again! >>>> >>>> >>>> chad >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------- >>>> Chad Cooper >>>> Geospatial R&D Specialist >>>> Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies >>>> 1 University of Arkansas >>>> JBHT 304 >>>> Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 >>>> 479.575.5730 (o) >>>> 479.387.0515 (c) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Steve: >>>>> >>>>> I can send Chad 100 PSF stickers. Do we have a mailing address? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Pat >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Steve Holden <steve(a)holdenweb.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Pat: >>>>>> >>>>>> Do we need to order more stickers or do you have 100 you can send Chad >>>>>> right away, please? >>>>>> >>>>>> regards >>>>>> Steve >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 12, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> OK, thanks Steve. Good to know that the events are appreciated. We are >>>>>> expecting around 100 people, could PSF provide that number of stickers to >>>>>> us? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> chad >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Steve Holden <steve(a)holdenweb.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think we plan to keep that kind of quantity on hand at all times >>>>>>> for needs like yours. There really is no need to contribute in cash: this is >>>>>>> meeting our goal of encouraging the growth of the Python community. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you'd like to make a donation that's fine, but the contribution of >>>>>>> time and effort you make to put these classes together far outweighs any >>>>>>> financial consideration. Thank you most sincerely. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> regards >>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:55 PM, Chad Cooper (CAST) wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve and Pat, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks again for the stickers, my workshop students loved them and I >>>>>>> also gave them out some extras at our booth at the conference. I am now >>>>>>> working on our 4th annual pyArkansas ( >>>>>>> http://pyarkansas.wordpress.com/) that will once again be held in >>>>>>> Conway, Arkansas on October 22. I would really like some more of the >>>>>>> stickers to give out at our conference. How about this: How much does >>>>>>> printing up the Python 3 stickers that you sent me cost? If it's not too >>>>>>> expense, I'd be willing, through my business, to cover the cost of a hundred >>>>>>> or so for our conference and then some more to give back to the PSF. Could >>>>>>> you get me a cost on the stickers? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> chad >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Steve Holden <steve(a)holdenweb.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [redirected to public list] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Pat: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How are stocks? Do we have a short of some kind we can send Chad >>>>>>>> (PyCon, maybe, or Holden Web, even?) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chad: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please coordinate off-list with Pat. Good luck with your teaching >>>>>>>> work, and thanks for taking the time to promote Python! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> regards >>>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:28 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello. I will be teaching a Python for GIS course<http://www.argisusers.org/resources/SyposiumWorkshops2011.pdf>at the upcoming Arkansas >>>>>>>> GIS Users Forum Biennial Symposium<http://www.argisusers.org/symposium2011.php>at the end of August. I would really like some Python logo stickers to give >>>>>>>> out to my students and was wondering if the PSF would be able to donate >>>>>>>> some. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> chad >>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> Chad Cooper >>>>>>>> Geospatial R&D Specialist >>>>>>>> Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies >>>>>>>> 1 University of Arkansas >>>>>>>> JBHT 304 >>>>>>>> Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 >>>>>>>> 479.575.5730 (o) >>>>>>>> 479.387.0515 (c) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> PSF-Board mailing list >>>>>>>> PSF-Board(a)python.org >>>>>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-board >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Steve Holden >>>>>>>> steve(a)holdenweb.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> PSF-Board-Public mailing list >>>>>>> PSF-Board-Public(a)python.org >>>>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-board-public >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Steve Holden >>>>>>> steve(a)holdenweb.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Steve Holden >>>>>> steve(a)holdenweb.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Pat Campbell >>>>> PSF Administrator/Secretary >>>>> patcam(a)python.org >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Pat Campbell >>> PSF Administrator/Secretary >>> patcam(a)python.org >>> >> >> > > > -- > Pat Campbell > PSF Administrator/Secretary > patcam(a)python.org > _______________________________________________ > pydotorg-www mailing list > pydotorg-www(a)python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www > > > -- Pat Campbell PSF Administrator/Secretary patcam(a)python.org

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Re: [pydotorg-www] [PSF-Board-Public] [PSF-Board] Python logo sticker donation
by Pat Campbell Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

Hi pydotorg: Could you please add the upcoming "4th annual pyArkansas conference" to the python.org index page here: http://python.org/ Also, the pyArkansas conference website link is here: http://www.pyarkansas.org If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks, Pat On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) <chad(a)cast.uark.edu>wrote: > Got em yesterday, thanks! Here's the site for our conference, could we get > this event added to calendar list on the python.org index page? I see > pyGotham is listed there. > > http://www.pyarkansas.org > > Thanks again. > > chad > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org> wrote: > >> Hi Chad: >> >> Thank-you. Your PSF stickers will go out in tomorrow's mail. >> >> Pat >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) <chad(a)cast.uark.edu>wrote: >> >>> Pat, address in sig below. Thanks again! >>> >>> >>> chad >>> >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> Chad Cooper >>> Geospatial R&D Specialist >>> Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies >>> 1 University of Arkansas >>> JBHT 304 >>> Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 >>> 479.575.5730 (o) >>> 479.387.0515 (c) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Pat Campbell <patcam(a)python.org>wrote: >>> >>>> Steve: >>>> >>>> I can send Chad 100 PSF stickers. Do we have a mailing address? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Pat >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Steve Holden <steve(a)holdenweb.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Pat: >>>>> >>>>> Do we need to order more stickers or do you have 100 you can send Chad >>>>> right away, please? >>>>> >>>>> regards >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 12, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) wrote: >>>>> >>>>> OK, thanks Steve. Good to know that the events are appreciated. We are >>>>> expecting around 100 people, could PSF provide that number of stickers to >>>>> us? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> chad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Steve Holden <steve(a)holdenweb.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think we plan to keep that kind of quantity on hand at all times for >>>>>> needs like yours. There really is no need to contribute in cash: this is >>>>>> meeting our goal of encouraging the growth of the Python community. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you'd like to make a donation that's fine, but the contribution of >>>>>> time and effort you make to put these classes together far outweighs any >>>>>> financial consideration. Thank you most sincerely. >>>>>> >>>>>> regards >>>>>> Steve >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:55 PM, Chad Cooper (CAST) wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve and Pat, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks again for the stickers, my workshop students loved them and I >>>>>> also gave them out some extras at our booth at the conference. I am now >>>>>> working on our 4th annual pyArkansas ( >>>>>> http://pyarkansas.wordpress.com/) that will once again be held in >>>>>> Conway, Arkansas on October 22. I would really like some more of the >>>>>> stickers to give out at our conference. How about this: How much does >>>>>> printing up the Python 3 stickers that you sent me cost? If it's not too >>>>>> expense, I'd be willing, through my business, to cover the cost of a hundred >>>>>> or so for our conference and then some more to give back to the PSF. Could >>>>>> you get me a cost on the stickers? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> chad >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Steve Holden <steve(a)holdenweb.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> [redirected to public list] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pat: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How are stocks? Do we have a short of some kind we can send Chad >>>>>>> (PyCon, maybe, or Holden Web, even?) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chad: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please coordinate off-list with Pat. Good luck with your teaching >>>>>>> work, and thanks for taking the time to promote Python! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> regards >>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:28 AM, Chad Cooper (CAST) wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello. I will be teaching a Python for GIS course<http://www.argisusers.org/resources/SyposiumWorkshops2011.pdf>at the upcoming Arkansas >>>>>>> GIS Users Forum Biennial Symposium<http://www.argisusers.org/symposium2011.php>at the end of August. I would really like some Python logo stickers to give >>>>>>> out to my students and was wondering if the PSF would be able to donate >>>>>>> some. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>> >>>>>>> chad >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> Chad Cooper >>>>>>> Geospatial R&D Specialist >>>>>>> Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies >>>>>>> 1 University of Arkansas >>>>>>> JBHT 304 >>>>>>> Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 >>>>>>> 479.575.5730 (o) >>>>>>> 479.387.0515 (c) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> PSF-Board mailing list >>>>>>> PSF-Board(a)python.org >>>>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-board >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Steve Holden >>>>>>> steve(a)holdenweb.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> PSF-Board-Public mailing list >>>>>> PSF-Board-Public(a)python.org >>>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-board-public >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Steve Holden >>>>>> steve(a)holdenweb.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Steve Holden >>>>> steve(a)holdenweb.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Pat Campbell >>>> PSF Administrator/Secretary >>>> patcam(a)python.org >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Pat Campbell >> PSF Administrator/Secretary >> patcam(a)python.org >> > > -- Pat Campbell PSF Administrator/Secretary patcam(a)python.org

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State of the infrastructure project
by Noah Kantrowitz Sept. 15, 2011

Sept. 15, 2011

Just wanted to send out a quick update to all parties about the progress of the infrastructure migration project. First I would like to welcome three new volunteers to the effort whom many of you likely already know; Jannis Leidel is a long-time international man of packaging mystery and has already been helping to run PyPI, Eric Holscher is a devops-in-residence at Urban Airship in Portland, and Benjamin Smith is the lead server wrangler for Pictage/ShootQ. I look forward to working with all three in the coming weeks and moths. Next, hosting has not been fully resolved, but I think most of my questions have been addressed with OSUOSL and Cotegix. At OSUOSL we are looking at hosting two physical machines running Ganeti and linked to the OSL Ganeti management backplane (though we may choose to bypass that and use the Ganeti API directly for management). At Contegix we will just operate in their public cloud, which has a custom (but well documented) API for management. In both cases the physical machines and native OSes will be managed by the teams at their respective hosting providers. No formal plans have been made with either host at this time. On the VM side, there is still an open question about who will be managing things. Some want to see a full-time sysadmin(s) retained by the PSF to manage and maintain the individual VMs, but I don't think there is any agreement yet on that front. For now I am running under the assumption that we will be managing these systems via Chef on a volunteer basis. Several people have already agreed to wear a pager (figuratively speaking of course, do they even make pagers anymore?) and there are talks in progress with the DSF infrastructure team to establish a shared tier one rotation once the new infrastructure is in place. I have nearly completed my service audit of ximinez and will send out that report when it is complete so people can vet it further. Some currently open questions: 1. Prospect of moving PyPI to Postgres 9 for better replication in a (closer to) HA scenario. I will post this to the catalog-sig group for further discussion after I get done reading the existing Postgres config and re-familiarizing myself with the PyPI codebase. 2. What remote sites are pulling backups of the PyPI package data from the Rsync server on ximinez? I think at least tummy.com is from discussions with Jannis, but a full list would be great. 3. Does anyone know the reason for the Webalizer config being under /usr/local/etc and using a custom cron job instead of the debian-standard locations? 4. Is Postfix on ximinez doing anything other than outbound delivery? 5. Is lpd just a legacy artifact or is there actually a printer (or something that looks like a printer) attached? If anyone has any questions about the current state of the infrastructure project or wants to make sure something specific gets on the docket to be looked at, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks again for everyones' work so far towards a better future for the PSF servers! --Noah

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Including PyCon ukraine to conferences page
by Volodymyr Hotsyk Sept. 15, 2011

Sept. 15, 2011

Hi, Please include PyCon Ukraine (http://ua.pycon.org) to the the Conferences list of python.org (http://www.python.org/community/workshops/) Thank you! Regards, Volodymyr Hotsyk

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VM side (Was: State of the infrastructure project)
by anatoly techtonik Sept. 14, 2011

Sept. 14, 2011

About VM side. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Noah Kantrowitz <noah(a)coderanger.net> wrote: > > On the VM side, there is still an open question about who will be managing things. Some want to see a full-time sysadmin(s) retained by the PSF to manage and maintain the individual VMs, but I don't think there is any agreement yet on that front. For now I am running under the assumption that we will be managing these systems via Chef on a volunteer basis. First, can you post a link to this infrastructure project? I hope it's not a leak, and I can read somewhere a problem description for VM side. Right now I am trying Bcfg2 for configuration management and so far guys were very responsive to answer questions and fix things. ISTM that Python based software has better chances to survive and receive needed tweaks (although it won't hurt to get some Ruby experience to make Python better). -- anatoly t.

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