[Python-Dev] Sumo

[P.J. Eby]

At 11:41 PM 5/26/2010 +0100, Paul Moore wrote:
>I'm genuinely struggling to see how a Sumo distribution ever comes
>into being under your proposal. There's no evidence that anyone wants
>it (otherwise it would have been created by now!!)

Actually, sumo distributions *have* been created; it's just that 
there are so *many* of them:

* Linux distributions
* BSD & Mac "ports" systems
* ActivePython, the Enthought Distribution, etc.
* certain distutils extensions that I shall not name

When the idea of "sumo" distributions were first being batted around 
(10-12 years ago?), I'm not sure even *distutils* existed yet, let 
alone any of this other stuff.  I mean, yeah, the port systems and 
distros existed, but their coverage wasn't nearly as good as it is today.