[Distutils] The mypy package

[Ionel Cristian Mărieș]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Chris Barker <chris.barker at noaa.gov>
wrote:

>
> I'm suggesting that the "in perpetuity" bit is NOT a good way to go --
> packages are abandoned, and the longer this goes on, the more issues will
> arise.
>
>

​Problem is cat's out of the bag here. There are three issues:

   - Can't just change the rules underneath everyone. If we'd be making a
   package repository today, it would be fine - everything would know the
   rules. There's a huge surprise factor here and a recipe for drama if this
   is changed. If we'd change this perpetuity rule it wouldn't be possible to
   let everyone know about it - read receipts for email don't really exist.
   - Would taking mypy package from random Chinese dude no one seems to
   care about be fair? First release of mypy is in 2009
   <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mypy/json> while mypy-lang's first commit
   is in​ 2012. Jukka would had done well if he'd used a different name for
   the project, or resolved the ownership issue back then.
   - Where do you draw the line for "abandoned"? Whom would you allow to
   confiscate ownership? It's impossible to come up with a non-arbitrary
   set of rules.

Plus I'm pretty sure the Chinese dude didn't even read or understood the
mail - we're talking about taking his package while he didn't even reply.
Seriously? Give it time it will sort itself out.
Thanks,
-- Ionel Cristian Mărieș, http://blog.ionelmc.ro
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