Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.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; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229.12': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'received:lo.gmane.org': 0.09; 'subject:language': 0.09; 'bieber': 0.16; 'declaimed': 0.16; 'door.': 0.16; 'email addr:ix.netcom.com': 0.16; 'email name:wlfraed': 0.16; 'from:addr:ix.netcom.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:wlfraed': 0.16; 'from:name:dennis lee bieber': 0.16; 'received:66.245': 0.16; 'received:dsl.mindspring.com': 0.16; 'received:mindspring.com': 0.16; 'received:wlfraed': 0.16; 'url:netcom': 0.16; 'url:wlfraed': 0.16; 'wulfraed': 0.16; 'trying': 0.23; "shouldn't": 0.23; 'tue,': 0.23; 'url:home': 0.25; 'lee': 0.28; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.34; '...': 0.34; 'nobody': 0.34; 'community': 0.35; 'supposed': 0.35; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'but': 0.37; 'received:org': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'steven': 0.38; 'everyone': 0.38; 'something': 0.38; 'think': 0.38; 'else': 0.38; 'header:Mime-Version:1': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'your': 0.60; 'stop': 0.61; 'perfect': 0.63; 'world': 0.65; 'subject:!': 0.67; 'subject:The': 0.73; 'dennis': 0.77; 'grand': 0.77; '"help"': 0.84; 'beats': 0.84; 'subject:come': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Dennis Lee Bieber Subject: Re: The end to all language wars and the great unity API to come! Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:09:06 -0700 Organization: > Bestiaria Support Staff < References: <41f31477-48ee-4a8a-ab2d-87073a918996@r18g2000vbs.googlegroups.com> <6dd92755-c8e9-47ef-aa08-ffffbc3d1893@5g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> <97a7q6FtqcU1@mid.individual.net> <6a9373cd-4b27-447a-8be4-db74effde338@g16g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> <61329ec7-da3e-49fe-bf25-3c179dc8cd2c@j14g2000prn.googlegroups.com> <05c559ee-983d-414b-a499-5e675e6592c7@5g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> <4e124b92$0$29967$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: user-11fa407.dsl.mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 3.3/32.846 X-No-Archive: YES 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: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1309831755 news.xs4all.nl 21808 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46379 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:8808 On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:24:00 +1000, Steven D'Aprano declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: > > Rick, stop trying to "help" the community with these over-reaching grand > schemes that nobody but you wants, that always involve you telling everyone > else that they have to build the system you think you want. Go do something > useful. > I shouldn't do this, but that last sentence just begs to be continued... ... like /build/ this supposed perfect system, and see if the world beats a path to your (R^2) door. -- Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN wlfraed@ix.netcom.com HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/