Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.036
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'only,': 0.07; 'archive': 0.14; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'jumping': 0.16; 'reason.': 0.16; 'simpson': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:install': 0.16; 'subject:remove': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'saying': 0.22; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'agreed.': 0.31; 'are.': 0.31; 'subject:skip:i 10': 0.31; 'though.': 0.31; 'subject:all': 0.32; 'another': 0.32; 'linux': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'ubuntu': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'problems': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'either': 0.39; 'most': 0.60; 'happen': 0.63; 'subject:. ': 0.67; 'skill': 0.68; 'subject:latest': 0.84; '2013': 0.98
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=tKNT2aO8qxdnis2tIGakkRFtvb/s7dB7ZVNX/mL+o40=; b=yjsRGHTn/ZXbDvUaVxpdiJiWjD9eF37oeP0VduRjkaeEgFS2F/mRgWEWexpg61cEdy QppekgG75MVlEnDy2uLCZifQP2H6Dc5bhOaI2bwvsVoJaV0iPxZF7clrY9eb7/MZNcBI i8yqTOo1oYqbh+/5kITL4uYysRd5BXAuenTgdut33U4O1KQXtsk7DfEoWL876Cd/xLbB HTH6f0OOZ+M7Rs7cUn7UF1zO2VxNsKGgWQrzlr/D13NycBvGV+rAKKOiegJmLMuhqipY 5mhP63abAd+gofxIsajjXYpevdUEt33B/Uo6Mdz79ql7XSbQCdkH4KuJD7MykpazNbzy dHYg==
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Received: by 10.52.65.238 with SMTP id a14mr12720778vdt.24.1370148105526; Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <20130602043606.GA33818@cskk.homeip.net>
References: <fc370d38-5836-4c87-960f-f69385e499af@googlegroups.com> <20130602043606.GA33818@cskk.homeip.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 14:41:45 +1000
Subject: Re: Too many python installations. Should i remove them all and install the latest?
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.2535.1370148113.3114.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 12
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1370148113 news.xs4all.nl 15904 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42134
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:46679

On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> wrote:
> This is not a recommendation one way or another re CentOS versus
> Ubunutu; it is a recommendation not to change without a better reason.

Agreed. I happen to like Debian-family Linuxes, having spent most of
my Linux time on either Ubuntu or Debian (and am now happy with Debian
Wheezy on most of my computers), but there's really no point jumping
ship randomly. I'm saying this for the archive only, though. Nikos
just needs to learn the skill of figuring out where his problems
really are.

ChrisA