Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!news.mixmin.net!feed.xsnews.nl!border-2.ams.xsnews.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'true,': 0.04; 'fixes': 0.05; 'url:pipermail': 0.05; 'subject:ANN': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'received:184.172': 0.09; 'received:gator410.hostgator.com': 0.09; 'toss': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'bug': 0.10; 'well-known': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'community,': 0.17; 'examples': 0.18; 'developer': 0.19; 'trying': 0.21; 'mention': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'developers': 0.26; '(which': 0.26; 'appreciated.': 0.26; "doesn't": 0.28; "d'aprano": 0.29; 'steven': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'knows': 0.30; 'helpful': 0.30; 'point': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.32; 'good.': 0.32; 'hopefully': 0.33; 'impression': 0.33; 'anyone': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'project': 0.34; 'wrong': 0.34; 'list': 0.35; 'needed': 0.35; 'announcement': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'next': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'wanted': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'useful': 0.36; 'thank': 0.36; 'does': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mean': 0.38; 'sure': 0.38; 'gives': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'release': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'end': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'you.': 0.61; 'solve': 0.62; 'helping': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'here': 0.65; 'our': 0.65; 'everybody': 0.69; 'daughter,': 0.84; "else's": 0.84; 'niche,': 0.84; 'url:python-announce-list': 0.84; 'ethan': 0.91; 'good,': 0.91; 'niche.': 0.91 Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:58:17 -0700 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: ANN: dbf.py 0.94 References: <5009fcc5$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <500a2353$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <500a2353$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator410.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([192.168.74.2]) [50.137.155.36]:3551 X-Source-Auth: ethan+stoneleaf.us X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3I0MTAuaG9zdGdhdG9yLmNvbQ== X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 49 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1342857970 news.xs4all.nl 6961 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46362 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:25727 Steven D'Aprano wrote: > This mailing list is about helping our fellow Python developers improve > their skills and solve problems. That doesn't just mean *coding* > problems, it also means helping them to write better documentation and > promote their software better. Indeed it is, and your reminder is appreciated. Hopefully my followup-post was more explanatory. > Unless the software is so well-known that everybody knows what it is, > failure to mention what the software does gives the impression that: > > 1) the software is so niche, or so ill-thought out, that the developer > *can't* describe it succinctly; Nah -- just the end of a long week, needed to go get my daughter, and wanted it out there for those few who actually need the bug fixes (which I neglected to mention). > 2) the developer has such poor communication skills that trying to get > support will be a nightmare; My support is pretty good. :) > 3) that he just doesn't give a monkey's toss for anyone else's time See point one. > or all three. Ethan is a good, helpful member of this community, and > so I'm pretty sure that neither 2) nor 3) are true, but others may get > the wrong impression. Thank you. The project is kinda niche, but very useful if you happen to be in that niche. > Here are a few randomly selected examples of good release announcements: > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-announce-list/2012-June/009528.html > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-announce-list/2012-June/009509.html > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-announce-list/2012-June/009524.html Those are good. My announcement will be better next time. ~Ethan~