[Python-Dev] blog.python.org - help wanted - topics, authors, etc.

[Paul Moore]

On 17 November 2011 21:09, Jerome Leclanche <adys.wh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We run the blog out of a Mercurial repository on BitBucket and do the
>> writing in reStructuredText, then publish via Blogger.
>
> It sounds to me like this could be a reason why there are so few
> volunteers. Blog authors/writers usually don't want to write in rst
> and have to commit to a repo.

In the part you didn't quote:

"We can also accept guest posts with zero process: you just write and
we'll handle the back-end stuff and get your work published."

There is no need to use any toolset you don't want to - just write up
a post however you want and send it in.
Paul.