On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Alexander Walters <tritium-l...@sdamon.com> wrote:
> Is the package index really the best place to put this? This is a very > social-networking feature for the authoritative repository of just about > all the third party module, and it feels like either it could corrupt the > 'sanctity' of the repository (in the absolute worst case), or simply be > totally ineffective because we all only see the cheese shop through pip and > twin (in the best case). > > I am not saying the PSF shouldn't do this, but is pypi REALLY the best > part of python.org to put it? > There would need to be an additional application parsing egg/wheel metadata onupload. > > > On 4/11/2015 10:46, Nick Coghlan wrote: > > Guido mentioned in his PyCon keynote this morning that we don't currently > have a great way for package authors to ask for help from their user base. > > It occurred to me that it could be useful to have a "Help needed" feature > on PyPI (after the Warehouse migration) where package maintainers could > register requests for assistance, such as: > > * looking for new maintainers > * requests for help with Python 3 support > * links to specific issues a maintainer would like help with > * links to donation pages (including links to Patreon, Gratipay, etc) > * links to crowdfunding campaigns for specific new features > * links to CVs/LinkedIn if folks are looking for work > > Given a requirements.txt file, pip could then gain a "help-needed" command > that pulled the "help needed" entries for the named projects. > > The general idea would be to provide a direct channel from project > maintainers that may need help to their users who may be in a position to > provide that help. It wouldn't need to be too complicated, just a Markdown > field that maintainers could edit. > > In some cases, software is backed by folks that already have a sustainable > support model. For these it could be nice if the Markdown field could be > used to say "Help not needed", and give credit to the people or orgs > supporting them. > > It's not something we can do anything about until after the Warehouse > migration, but I figured I'd mention it while I was thinking about it :) > > Cheers, > Nick. > > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - > Distutils-SIG@python.orghttps://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig > > > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig > > -- Wes Turner https://westurner.org https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/knowledge-engineering
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