[Catalog-sig] [Proposal] Registered packages must provide the source code distribution on PyPI

[Andreas Jung]

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M.-A. Lemburg wrote:

> 
> I guess it's better to tell the package authors about your
> use of their packages and offer them help in hosting their
> packages on more reliable infrastructures.



> 
> If that doesn't solve your problem, it's likely better
> to either setup your own index to override the PyPI one
> (should be easy to do in zc.buildout and AFAIK at least
> Plone is already doing that), or you stop using
> the package and look for alternatives.

Sorry - I disagree completely. As developer I am into developing
software and not into building private infrastructure to get around the
deficiencies of PyPI and the ignorance of some package maintainers
caring about the needs of the developers using their packages.

Andreas
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