[Python-Dev] PEP 481 - Migrate Some Supporting Repositories to Git and Github

[Brett Cannon]

On Tue Dec 02 2014 at 1:59:20 PM Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:

> On Dec 02, 2014, at 06:21 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
>
> >Well, if I'm going to be the Great Decider on this then I can say upfront
> >I'm taking a pragmatic view of preferring open but not mandating it,
> >preferring hg over git but not ruling out a switch, preferring
> Python-based
> >tools but not viewing it as a negative to not use Python, etc. I would
> like
> >to think I have earned somewhat of a reputation of being level-headed and
> >so none of this should really be a surprise to anyone.
>
> I think it's equally important to describe what criteria you will use to
> make
> this decision.  E.g. are you saying all these above points will be
> completely
> ignored, or all else being equal, they will help tip the balance?
>

Considering Guido just gave me this position I have not exactly had a ton
of time to think the intricacies out, but they are all positives and can
help tip the balance or break ties (I purposely worded all of that with
"prefer", etc.). For instance, if a FLOSS solution came forward that looked
to be good and close enough to what would be a good workflow along with
support commitments from the infrastructure team and folks to maintain the
code -- and this will have to people several people as experience with the
issue tracker has shown -- then that can help tip over the closed-source,
hosted solution which might have some perks. As for Python over something
else, that comes into play in open source more from a maintenance
perspective, but for closed source it would be a tie-breaker only since it
doesn't exactly influence the usability of the closed-source solution like
it does an open-source one.

Basically I'm willing to give brownie points for open source and Python
stuff, but it is just that: points and not deal-breakers.
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