On 8/2/2010 7:39 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 03/08/2010 00:24, Antoine Pitrou wrote: >> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:46 +0100 >> Mark Lawrence<breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> Fly back at me if you like. I don't care about me. I don't care about >>> you. I do care about Python. >> >> Well, you should care about people. Free software is as much as about >> building welcoming communities than it is about writing good software. >> >> Regards >> >> Antoine. >> >> > Do you build welcoming communities by ignoring posts for ten years? > No, you don't, and the current discussion about how to ensure that bug reporters get at least the courtesy of a relatively quick reply is one of the most promising developments in building a welcoming community that I can remember.
I realise that some people are happier focusing purely on technical issues, and that's fine. But let's not let that stop us trying to build a crew of ambassadors to take care of the more touchy-feely side of things as long as it operates to the language's ultimate benefit. It takes all sorts to make a world ... regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 DjangoCon US September 7-9, 2010 http://djangocon.us/ See Python Video! http://python.mirocommunity.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
