[EVALUATION] - E02 - Support for MinGW Open Source Compiler

[Ilias Lazaridis]

Robert Kern wrote:
> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>> Robert Kern wrote:
> [snip]
> 
>>> The answer to most of your questions is, "Because no one has yet 
>>> volunteered their time and effort to get the job done."
>>
>> this answer do not fit in most questions.
>> 
>> please review them again.
> 
> Against my better judgement, I have.
> 
> It certainly fits a, b, and c. It also fits d if you place an implicit 
> "Yes, " in front of the answer. 4/6. I stick with my assessment.

see below.

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>> I ask some questions and suggest some things.
>>
>> Voluntarlily and without beeing paid.
> 
> Questions and suggestions are don't count for much in this community. 
> Code and well-written patches do.
> 
> Stop wasting time on c.l.py and get to work! If you can't do that, then 
> this is not the community you are looking for.

Please speak for yourself.

>> There are many commercial systems around python.
> 
> And yet there is not one company that has someone devoted full-time to 
> developing Python. Not even Guido. 

Who's "Guido"?

> Most of core-Python development happens in people's spare, unpaid time.
> 
> Volunteerism is the core of this community. Trust me.

even if:

Volunteerism does not exclude Professionalism.

>> So please stop this volunteerism-stuff.
> 
> No. You are asking others to volunteer their time, or perhaps, 
> alternately, the PSF and other businesses to volunteer their money to 
> fund people's time to satisfy *your* wants. I am asking you to volunteer 
> *your* time to satisfy *your* wants, 

I'm already doing this.

> or alternately, stop writing questionnaires and bothering us.

Feel free to ignore the threads.

And please speak for yourself.

> Note that this reaction is pretty specific to you and not to other 
> newcomers. Most newcomers do not carry around a sense of entitlement 
> that could flatten a small village. Thus, they are treated with respect 
> and helpfulness. We would appreciate it if you would emulate these 
> people. On a purely pragmatic note, you have to admit that they are 
> getting much better help than you are.

I get the help that I want.

>> If you like to help me and other newcomers, please give me simple some 
>> answers on the initial questions.
> 
> I did provide some answers. Please review them again.

Please have the gentleness [against me and the current/future readers] 
to answer within the context of the original writings.

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