Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!multikabel.net!newsfeed20.multikabel.net!amsnews11.chello.com!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!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 0.022 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:inode.at': 0.09; 'andreas': 0.16; 'answer,': 0.16; 'bye,': 0.16; 'message- id:@gmx.net': 0.16; 'op?': 0.16; 'received:213.229.60': 0.16; 'received:213.229.60.24': 0.16; 'received:62.99': 0.16; 'received:62.99.145': 0.16; 'received:85.127': 0.16; 'received:mailbackup.inode.at': 0.16; 'subject:setup': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'asked': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'systems.': 0.23; 'asking': 0.28; 'answered': 0.29; 'discussing': 0.29; 'nov': 0.29; 'pm,': 0.29; '(the': 0.30; 'about.': 0.32; 'actual': 0.32; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.34; 'things': 0.34; "we're": 0.34; 'rest': 0.35; '...': 0.36; 'question': 0.36; 'think': 0.37; 'problems': 0.37; 'answers': 0.38; 'steven': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'applying': 0.62; 'ever': 0.65; 'received:62': 0.70; 'claims': 0.80; 'having,': 0.84; 'rusi': 0.84 Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:23:23 +0100 From: Andreas Perstinger User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.23) Gecko/20110922 Thunderbird/3.1.15 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: sick of distribute, setup, and all the rest... References: <3dcbbd82-0f95-4e00-94ee-26d6d5dd1812@c16g2000pre.googlegroups.com> <76f81679-4806-47dd-827e-7ff60a4e3ae9@d37g2000prg.googlegroups.com> <5d3b3106-dc27-4aab-9e62-8290aac0e885@20g2000prp.googlegroups.com> <4ed373a5$0$29988$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authenticated-Sender: a.perstinger@inode.at 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: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1322490219 news.xs4all.nl 6874 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47827 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:16329 On 2011-11-28 14:14, rusi wrote: > On Nov 28, 4:42 pm, Steven D'Aprano +comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: >> We don't chase people down on the street and lecture them about the >> problems we think they are having, we answer questions about ACTUAL >> problems that they have experienced and asking about. > >> ... ever question gets an answer, and we're discussing >> things about as much as we ought to. > > How about applying these claims to the OP? > OP asked only one question (the rest was just ranting) and Steven answered it (IMHO in the right manner). OP never mentioned specific problems or what's wrong with any of the distribution systems. So what answers are you expecting from such a post? Bye, Andreas