-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Goodger and I have been the PEP editors for ages. Well, mostly David lately as I've been way too busy to be of much use. David is also pretty busy, and he lamented that he doesn't have much time for editing when he put out his call for PEPs earlier this month. We've now, or will soon have three more experienced Pythonistas helping out as PEP editors, Georg Brandl, Brett Cannon, and Anthony Baxter. As long as they've been hacking Python, you'd have thought they'd have learned their lesson by now, but we'll gladly consume more of their time and souls. David and I would like to see some junior Pythonistas join the PEP editor team, as a great way to gain experience and become more involved with the community. As David says, PEP editing is something a tech writer can do; it doesn't require intimate knowledge of Python's C code base for example. PEP editors don't judge the worthiness of a PEP -- that's for the Python community to do, but they do the important work of ensuring that the PEPs are up to the high quality and consistent standards that have been established over the years. A PEP editor is sometimes also involved in the meta process of developing and maintaining the PEPs. A good editor's eye, excellent written communication skills, and the inhuman amount of spare time that only the young have are your most important qualifications. If you're a budding Pythonista and are interested in becoming a PEP editor, please send an email to peps@python.org. Let us know about your writing and/or editing experience, how long you've been using Python, how long you've been programming in general, and how much cash you'll be sending our way. Kidding about that last bit. python- dev lurkers are encouraged to apply! Again, this call is for junior Pythonistas only. I think we have enough experienced people now to cover our bases and to help mentor new editors. We're really eager to get some new blood involved in the Python community. We may not accept all applicants; we're aiming for two or three additional editors, but that number isn't set in stone. Cheers, - -Barry (and David) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iQCVAwUBRjZzeXEjvBPtnXfVAQIzFAQAhj1VIaa+QZ6+7O2BlmDGgCzXiJt1Yfb+ uz8HxVfL+5wjXeQELAPM0hxp07qKtq8ys131gZI19BtGe8F+imzEIkyZJvHrJYNw vOboLs9cSJuDlH0QCKT5p9HNf9H75tm5gOFiCTnDDKJ4/BRzsUG62EHDd4Tz9brq euEKecOMiwk= =vNz1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----