[Python-Dev] core dev IRC nicks

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:25 +0200
Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:

> On 29.08.2012 15:38, R. David Murray wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:21:15 -0500, Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:
> >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Chris Jerdonek
> >> <chris.jerdonek at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Is there a list somewhere of the IRC nicks of the core developers that
> >> > use IRC (and who wish to be listed) alongside their real names?  If
> >> > there is no such list, has there ever been discussion on python-dev of
> >> > creating such a list?
> >>
> >> I'm sure we could make one, but it's probably of limited utility since
> >> not many people are on IRC, and those who are come and go throughout
> >> the day, throughout the month, year, etc.
> >>
> >> It'd just end up being another list to try and keep up to date
> >> (alphabetized, of course). You're probably better off just asking
> >> who's around whenever you're on.
> >
> > On the other hand, a lot of people, especially the people who do use IRC
> > frequently and are therefore most likely to be found there, keep the same
> > IRC handle for a long time (I've had mine, bitdancer, since 1995 or so).
> > So I think there would be utility in such a list even if the updates
> > were spotty.
> 
> But so far I've not seen a core developer without the real name field set
> to their, well, real name, so it's not quite as hard to find out who is
> who anyway.

And there's probably an entertainment value to it.
(I still wonder who "Alex_Gaynor" is, though)

cheers

Antoine.


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