[Python-Dev] Enhanced tracker privileges for dangerjim to do triage.

[R. David Murray]

On Sun, 02 May 2010 22:39:01 +1000, Yaniv Aknin <yaniv at aknin.name> wrote:
> >> Yes, in the last year in particular there has been some excellent effort
> >> of maintaining the issue tracker content. But the question still remains
> >> - who are we worried about offending?
> 
> > The people who are potential new contributors but don't currently know
> > anyone in the Python community.
> 
> By definition these 'potential new and unknown contributors' are discrete
> and probably can't be characterized as a whole. However, seeing myself
> as one of the discrete elements in that group, I think it's worthwhile for me
> to pipe in here and say that I won't be 'offended' or think of it as nepotism
> if someone gets foo-privilege before I do because he happens to know core
> developer (some other 'potential new contributer' lurking here feels otherwise?
> - speak up!).
> 
> I don't know the community (yet) and I can't say this for sure, but my current
> gut feeling about the Python community (and pretty much any OSS I can think
> of) is that in the long run, I'll be judged on merit just like any other guy, no
> matter who they know.

Thank you very much for this feedback.

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R. David Murray                                      www.bitdance.com