[Python-Dev] Single Sign-On for *.python.org

[Ben Finney]

Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com> writes:

> I would like to see that kind of coherence. I think anything that gets
> in the way of someone getting in is in danger of holding someone off
> from contributing something, be it wiki edits, bug reports, or
> packages. One might also ask about the mailman lists here.

The inability to authenticate using one of my OpenIDs is a major
factor keeping me from bothering to submit bug reports and edit wiki
pages.

I've also had fruitless discussions about adding OpenID authentication
to Roundup.

Gmane allows me to use NNTP without requiring authentication to
participate in the discussion forums.

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Ben Finney