The tricky part there is that "being used" is a tough concept to define. Over what time period? What amount of downloading counts as "used"?
I believe these concepts need to be made very clear, because the impact of exploitative replacement is pretty severe if it is made to happen. On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 1:15 PM Łukasz Langa <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 16, 2017, at 11:59 AM, Chris Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > > (copied from an email I erroneously sent to python-ideas@) > > I think the criteria for reuse of a name must include usage limits; if the > package is being downloaded on a steady basis by accounts that can't be > shown to belong to known integration systems, reuse should not be allowed. > > > I agree, which is why the rules for removal of an abandoned project > include the following: > > * download statistics on the Package Index for the existing package > indicate project is not being used; > > - Ł >
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