Re: Portable Python challenge - round 1
Well I'm not paying anybody anything. I'm giving USB sticks for free because I got them for free from our sponsor :) Name and email I need to be able to know where to send them, or you know some easier ways for that ? And thanks for your suggestion but I'm putting my free time where I want while I work on a new release of Portable Python in parallel :) regards, Perica -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Portable Python challenge - round 1
On 1/1/2011 3:59 PM, Perica Zivkovic wrote: when those versions of Portable Python were published, they were the latest available versions of Python. 2.6.1: December 2008; 3.0.1: February 2009 Unfortunately I did not had time to update them since the last release. If you have not done any updates in about 20 months, why are you paying people (with a sweepstakes ticket) for name and email? And why put your effort into this instead of producing a much better Python3 release? In spite of efforts otherwise, 3.0 (December 2008) had some typical .0 problems. It was quickly (in 2 months) patched a bit and them abandoned, with 3.1 release soon after (June 2009, without a 3.1.2, as would have been usual) with the recommendation that everyone replace 3.0 with 3.1. Hence my opinion that promoting 3.0(.1) 18 months later is a disservice. Anyone who tries it might get an incorrect bad impression and will certainly not get the benefit of subsequent improvements. -- Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Portable Python challenge - round 1
Hi Terry, when those versions of Portable Python were published, they were the latest available versions of Python. Unfortunately I did not had time to update them since the last release. regards, Perica -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Portable Python challenge - round 1
On 1/1/2011 10:14 AM, Perica Zivkovic wrote: All, Portable Python challenge - round 1 has started ! Answer one simple question and you can win 4GB USB fingerprint drive. In exchange for name and email... The question: "What is the exact date (day month and year) of the first Portable Python release ?" Winner will be announced on the Portable Python project portal by the end of this month. The idea of Python on a thumbstick is good. However, Distributing quickly superseded Python 3.0, with its known problems, instead of much improved 3.1 is, in my opinion, a disservice to the community. And why 2.6.1 instead of 2.6.6 with perhaps a couple of hundred bugfixes? -- Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Portable Python challenge - round 1
All, Portable Python challenge - round 1 has started ! Answer one simple question and you can win 4GB USB fingerprint drive. http://www.egistec.com/en/sensors/fingerprintUSB.aspx This round of Portable Python challenge is sponsored by EgisTec Inc. In the future challenges we will test your knowledge of Python programming, Python language concepts and history of the language itself. Follow us and discover more: http://www.PortablePython.com Winner will be announced on the Portable Python project portal by the end of this month. Keep pythoning ! Perica Zivkovic http://www.PortablePython.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
