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[Neal Norwitz]

On 6/1/06, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
>
> =)  Well, the compatibility and what modules are maintained externally are
> both PEPs at this point (the externally maintained PEP is 360 and has not
> been pushed to the site yet).  So at least for those you just need to
> remember to read something.  =)

I know there's a smiley there, but that's still part of my point.  For
newcomers it's very difficult to start because the learning curve is
so large and keeps increasing.  There are all these indirections.  The
more we can simplify the process and make it easier to contribute the
more likely it will be for people to contribute.

It's the same thing with making the bug/patch process easier and
updating the web/doc.  The easier it is to contribute, the more likely
we are to get contributions.

> As for expected Buildbot failures, it might be nice to have something
> somewhere written down about that since I know I don't remember those
> details either.

There is:  http://wiki.python.org/moin/BuildBot

Except other than Tim making a section for Windows at one point, I'm
not sure anyone else has ever modified or viewed the page.  Ok, I just
looked, Anthony touched it a few times too. :-)

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