I’ve also stayed out of this until now. I’m surprised and disheartened at the amount of suspicion and distrust directed towards Travis. I don’t think anyone has invested as much personal time and resources (e.g., money) towards supporting numpy, and not just in creating it but through efforts at Continuum and Numfocus.
So much of this distrust appears based on what Continuum might do rather than what the actual record is. I agree with Travis that virtually everyone has their own interests. I don’t think non-profit institutions (academia or otherwise) are any more virtuous than for-profit companies when it comes to possible conflicts of interest. As long as everyone understands the interests involved, that shouldn’t bar anyone from participating in governance. If anyone deserves a special seat at the table it is Travis. I’m completely convinced he has the community’s greater interests at heart (not to say that he always understand all the interests and may need input to help in that). Perry _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
