[Distutils] [Python-ideas] Pypi private repo's

[Jannis Gebauer]

What if there was some kind of “blessed” entity that runs these services and puts the majority of the revenue into a fund that funds development on PyPi (maybe trough the PSF)? 

Jannis

> On 4. Apr 2018, at 23:24, Dustin Ingram <di at di.codes> wrote:
> 
> This was recently discussed on the Packaging-WG mailing list. To
> summarize, there are a few key reasons why this would be challenging:
> 
> 1) The PSF is a non-profit. Taking on work generally in the domain of
> for-profit enterprises might jeopardize our tax-exempt status.
> 
> 2) PyPI relies heavily (~$1M/yr) on donated services and
> infrastructure. If we start trying to make money, our sponsors may not
> appreciate it.
> 
> 3) If PyPI is in the business of hosting private packages, it may
> de-incentivize us from helping to make sure "competing" private
> indices (devpi, Artifactory, gemfury, etc) are functional.
> 
> 4) With the exception of the current MOSS grant, PyPI is supported
> entirely by unpaid volunteers. Is it fair to ask volunteers to
> continue contributing their time to a for-profit enterprise?
> 
> Not to say that this would be impossible -- PyCon is quite similar
> (turns a profit, has sponsors, competes with other conferences, uses
> volunteer support) has addressed (and is addressing) many of these
> challenges, but it remains that the transition would be challenging.
> 
> D.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 3:55 PM, Alex Walters <tritium-list at sdamon.com> wrote:
>> I am fairly sure if you give the PyPA that suggestion, they will just
>> deflate at the thought of the workload.  Besides, we already offer private
>> repos for free, several ways ranging from devpi to python -m
>> SimpleHTTPServer in a specially created directory.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Python-ideas <python-ideas-bounces+tritium-list=sdamon.com at python.org>
>> On Behalf Of Nick Humrich
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:26 PM
>> To: python-ideas at python.org
>> Subject: [Python-ideas] Pypi private repo's
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am sure this has been discussed before, and this might not even be the
>> best place for this discussion, but I just wanted to make sure this has been
>> thought about.
>> 
>> What if pypi.org supported private repos at a cost, similar to npm?
>> 
>> This would be able to help support the cost of pypi, and hopefully make it
>> better/more reliable, thus in turn improving the python community.
>> 
>> If this discussion should happen somewhere else, let me know.
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
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