[Python-ideas] A python bridge between versions

[Nick Coghlan]

On 1 March 2014 19:11, Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:
> Am 01.03.2014 09:40, schrieb ian o:
>> I guess I expected a more open community.  I have learned a lot, but not what I
>> expected.  I am still not sure what the criteria is to actually be welcome here.
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> I'm sorry you feel like this.  It's definitely not the intention of this list
> to exclude people -- just look at the wild ideas being discussed all the time...
>
> The Python 2/3 topic is simply a "sore point" for many of us, having discussed
> it time and again, often times with quite aggressive people (with the "why have
> you ruined my Python" mindset).  Therefore we tend to become a little
> categorical faster than with other topics, even to people like you who aren't
> being aggressive.  I hope you can forgive Nick, who has put tons of work into
> the excellent 2 vs 3 FAQ, being a bit thin-skinned :)

Aye, I hit the "This is holding back Python!" in Ian's original post,
and subsequently interpreted the rest of the post (and thread) in an
extremely negative light.

We get a *lot* of people making such accusations (understandably so,
even though those accusations aren't adequately backed up by the
available data), so I have a very low tolerance at the moment for
anything that even hints at commercial operations complaining about
the quality of open source work they aren't funding (or otherwise
contributing to), but are relying on anyway.

However, Ian, It sounds like that wasn't your intent, so my apologies
(once again) for taking it that way.

Regards,
Nick.

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Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia