[Python-Dev] Python 1.6 timing

[Greg Stein]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Ken Manheimer wrote:
> I must have missed the historic landmark where "pumpkin" was coined, but i
> think i get the gist.  How about "Python Marshall" or "Python Activity
> Marshall" (a la the PS_A_)?

The "pumpkin" term comes from Perl-land...

I'm not super clear on the pumpkin-holders's entire job, but I think it is
basically the guy who sees that the version for which he "holds the
pumpkin" is completed and shipped. Not necessarily by himself :-), but as
the overseer (or "release manager" if you will).

The current Perl pumpkin-holder is a guy at ActiveState. I think it
changes for each version.

Cheers,
-g

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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/