Your point is invalid because you're ignoring that it is a distribution mechanism. In order to distribute something, there needs to be a catalogue of what you're distributing as well as the item you're distributing. Businesses that serve as distributors both have the physical item and a catalogue of what they have. Re-distributors have catalogues of what others have. If it said "web-based software catalogue _or_ distribution mechanism" I might concede your point, but it doesn't.
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Stefan Krah <[email protected]> wrote: > Ian Cordasco <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Stefan Krah >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Vladimir Diaz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_Package_Index >> >> >> >> Description: While the PyPI website is maintained by the Python Software >> >> Foundation, its contents are uploaded by individual package maintainers. >> >> Python >> >> package managers such as pip default to downloading packages from PyPI. >> > >> > Really? How about the previous revision: >> > >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Python_Package_Index&oldid=575596902 >> > >> > >> > Or Jeremy Hylton's link: >> > >> > https://www.python.org/~jeremy/weblog/030924.html >> > >> > >> > If anything, this edit is part of the ongoing reeducation and >> > indoctrination. >> >> There is no conspiracy. Python.org's wiki refers to PyPI as a >> distribution mechanism: >> >> > PyPI, the Python Package Index, is a web-based software catalogue and >> > distribution mechanism. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Thank you for reinforcing my point. > > > Stefan Krah > > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
