Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages

Date	2012-01-03 05:08 -0800
From	Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
Subject	Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages
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Peter Otten wrote:
> Lie Ryan wrote:
> 
>> On 01/02/2012 11:20 PM, Peter Otten wrote:
>>> Felinx Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have removed those packages (girlfriend and others) from PyPI forever,
>>>> I apologize for that.
>>> The thought police has won :(
>> I think the community has a right to defend themselves against trolls.
>> If it's just bad naming, we can probably just laugh it off; but when a
>> failed joke spans a half dozen module and just opens a browser to his
>> website, there is no value for it to stay at PyPI. Additionally, it may
>> fuel copycats: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/kimwoohyeon1/1.3.0 (do anyone
>> have any idea who submitted that one?)
> 
> I think it's a judgment call.
> 
> "maybe policing uploads is worse than cluttering PyPI's disk space and RSS 
> feed with dumb 1 KB packages." (Matt Chaput)
> 
> I'd drop the "maybe".

It's hard enough finding what one wants without having to wade through 
crap.  PyPI is not the place for it.

~Ethan~

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Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-01-03 05:08 -0800
  Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-04 01:28 +0000
    Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages PiLS <pils@invalid.ca> - 2012-01-04 20:48 +0000
      Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-05 07:55 +1100
      Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages HoneyMonster <someone@someplace.invalid> - 2012-01-04 21:54 +0000
    Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages xDog Walker <thudfoo@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 15:13 -0800

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