[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, *really*?

[exarkun at twistedmatrix.com]

On 03:01 pm, dalcinl at gmail.com wrote:
>On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Jesse Noller <jnoller at gmail.com> 
>wrote:
>>On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> 
>>wrote:
>>>On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Jesse Noller wrote:
>>>>Frankly, I agree with him. As implemented, I *and others* think this
>>>>is broken. I've taken the stance of not publishing things to PyPi
>>>>until A> I find the time to contribute to make it better or B> It
>>>>changes.
>>>
>>>That's distressing.  For better or worse PyPI is the central 
>>>repository of
>>>3rd party packages.  It should be easy, desirable, fun and socially
>>>encouraged to get your packages there.
>>
>>PyPI isn't a place to file bugs, complain something didn't work for
>>you if you didn't even have the common decency in some cases to email
>>them. Being unable, as an author, to remove, moderate, or even respond
>>to issues there bothers me quite a bit.
>
>I also agree with you. I do not see the point to make PyPI yet another
>social network.

+1

Jean-Paul