[Python-Dev] Too many Python accounts

[Ben Finney]

"Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen at xemacs.org> writes:

> Ben Finney writes:
>
>  > I would make a bug report for that, but the Python bug tracker also
>  > requires yet-another-identity. It's lunacy.
>
> No, it's legacy.  The software predates the availability of OpenID.

I don't agree that's a “no”; it's a “yes, and” :-)

> If you'd like to integrate Open ID authentication into Roundup, I will
> personally be happy to do the followup required to get the patch on
> the radar of the Python site and Roundup software maintainers.

I'll give the usual caveat of “this is but one of the many services I
would like to be able to authenticate in with OpenID”, but it's a caveat
rather than a rejection. I'll keep your kind offer in mind in case I get
the bandwidth to take that on.

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Ben Finney