Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > Kevin> Rather than look at what has been done in the way of > Kevin> patches I'd be more inclined to contribute toward a design > Kevin> for MM3. I have actually worked on the specs for a > Kevin> SQL-enabled MLM system, based on user and admin > Kevin> requirements. > >That would be a fine step forward! Whether it works better than what >I suggested depends on how fast you get past the singularity of "I". > >
Is this fair, Stephen? The word "I" was used to indicate who had worked on the specs, not who would be involved in implementing them. Why insinuate a personality trait here? >The point of the process I described (and its model, ie the Python >Enhancement Proposal process) is to show that there's broad or deep >support in the community. Whatever else you do, you need to get >concrete discussion going to show that there is a group of "enough" >users with consensus on what the "important" requirements are, and >what those requirements are. > > I'd love to engage in such discussion, provided I not get beaten up at every comment, question, idea. > Kevin> It would be nice to see developments happen in the MM > Kevin> project, but ultimately another project may be required to > Kevin> make certain things happen. > >Oh, it probably will end up being another project, and it'll get to >something merely useful in about the same effort and time that would >have taken the Mailman project to excellence. We've seen that happen >often enough. :-( > > I'd prefer it not be another project. Which is why I'm hoping for MM3 success. So aside from my initial, poorly-crafted message, which has obvioulsy hit a raw nerve, are we really at odds when all is said and done? - Kevin _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
