[Pythonmac-SIG] My stab at a new page

[Louis Pecora]

Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
> The largest issue is that you can't legally redistribute the Python  
> interpreter that ships with Mac OS X, so you can't create standalone  
> applications.  Even if you could, it wouldn't have a chance of being  
> backwards compatible with the way that Apple builds things.
>
>   

This seems to be where this argument goes:  the user/newbies vs. the 
developers.   Can we break this knot?  Sure a developer wants a system 
that guarantees no barriers for anyone trying to use his product.  Sure 
a newbie or just a user wants no barriers to just get up and running.

If each side insists on having its way, this will go nowhere.   I 
thought it had a chance for a few days and now I'm having my doubts. 

I sense developers here want everyone to get the latest and greatest 
python so then their product is a no-brainer to use (sorry about the 
slang).  Of course, users/newbies want to just jump in there and go 
without pain.  I'm a user so perhaps that explains why I am more on the 
user side.  You shouldn't be forcing everyone to adopt a python system 
that then suits your marketing model. 

Why a compromise can't be reached here is beyond me.  Does this happen 
with Perl?  Ruby?

I'm not sure how helpful that was, but I need to vent.


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Lou Pecora

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