Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
This is great news for Zope... (well I think it is anyway)
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:42:42 -0500 From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> To: python-list@python.org (Python mailing list),python-announce-list@python.org, python-dev@python.org
To all Python users and developers:
Less than half a year ago, I moved with my team to BeOpen.com, in the hope of finding a new permanent home for Python development. At BeOpen, we've done several good things for Python, such as moving the Python and Jython development process to SourceForge, and the successful release of Python 2.0.
Unfortunately, BeOpen.com's original plans for PythonLabs didn't work out as hoped, and we weren't able to reach mutual agreement on workable alternative plans -- despite trying for months.
I am proud to have found a new home for my entire team: starting today, Tim Peters, Barry Warsaw, Jeremy Hylton, Fred Drake and myself are working for Digital Creations. We will be spending part of our time on core Python development (including Jython and Mailman) and part of our time on Python infrastructure improvements that also benefit Zope.
Python will remain Open Source; Digital Creations has no desire to monetize or brand the Python language or specific Python distributions. All future work we do on Python as Digital Creations employees will be owned by a non-profit organization yet to be created. We think of this new organization as the Python Software Foundation. In the meantime (while the PSF is under construction) I will own such copyrights personally.
We're excited to be working for Digital Creations: they are one of the oldest companies active in the Python community, one of the companies most committed to Python, and they have a great product! Plus, we know they have deep financial backing. We trust that Digital Creations will provide a stable home for Python for many years.
Digital Creations has also offered to take over hosting of the python.org and starship sites. On behalf of the Python community, we're grateful for this support of the two prime community sites for Python, and we expect to be implementing the transitions shortly.
These are exciting times for the PythonLabs team -- and also for Python and its community. Mainstream successes for Python are showing up everywhere, and we're proud to be a part of such a smart and friendly community. A great year lies ahead!
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
This is way too cool. :-) Guido was at DC in Fredericksburg on Friday. The rest of the PythonLabs folks were unfortunately not in attendance. Since it was a Friday, and since we normally have "Jam Sessions" on Friday afternoons, so we had "Guido Jam": we all got a chance to poke at him with questions and such and vice versa. (Probably the thing I got a kick out of most in that session was Jim just sitting there grinning like a maniac - he's pretty pumped about having the PythonLabs team here now.) We talked about class/type distinctions and the possibility of removing them within Python, why acquisition is useful and some of its shortcomings, stackless Python, and other less esoteric things. Hopefully the newer members of DC (like me) will soon get a chance to meet the rest of the PythonLabs team face-to-face. - C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com> To: <zope-dev@zope.org> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 12:10 PM Subject: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
This is great news for Zope...
(well I think it is anyway)
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:42:42 -0500 From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> To: python-list@python.org (Python mailing list),python-announce-list@python.org, python-dev@python.org
To all Python users and developers:
Less than half a year ago, I moved with my team to BeOpen.com, in the hope of finding a new permanent home for Python development. At BeOpen, we've done several good things for Python, such as moving the Python and Jython development process to SourceForge, and the successful release of Python 2.0.
Unfortunately, BeOpen.com's original plans for PythonLabs didn't work out as hoped, and we weren't able to reach mutual agreement on workable alternative plans -- despite trying for months.
I am proud to have found a new home for my entire team: starting today, Tim Peters, Barry Warsaw, Jeremy Hylton, Fred Drake and myself are working for Digital Creations. We will be spending part of our time on core Python development (including Jython and Mailman) and part of our time on Python infrastructure improvements that also benefit Zope.
Python will remain Open Source; Digital Creations has no desire to monetize or brand the Python language or specific Python distributions. All future work we do on Python as Digital Creations employees will be owned by a non-profit organization yet to be created. We think of this new organization as the Python Software Foundation. In the meantime (while the PSF is under construction) I will own such copyrights personally.
We're excited to be working for Digital Creations: they are one of the oldest companies active in the Python community, one of the companies most committed to Python, and they have a great product! Plus, we know they have deep financial backing. We trust that Digital Creations will provide a stable home for Python for many years.
Digital Creations has also offered to take over hosting of the python.org and starship sites. On behalf of the Python community, we're grateful for this support of the two prime community sites for Python, and we expect to be implementing the transitions shortly.
These are exciting times for the PythonLabs team -- and also for Python and its community. Mainstream successes for Python are showing up everywhere, and we're proud to be a part of such a smart and friendly community. A great year lies ahead!
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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Now I have to know, whats a "Jam Session"? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris McDonough" <chrism@digicool.com> To: "Andy McKay" <andym@activestate.com> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
This is way too cool. :-)
Guido was at DC in Fredericksburg on Friday. The rest of the PythonLabs folks were unfortunately not in attendance. Since it was a Friday, and since we normally have "Jam Sessions" on Friday afternoons, so we had "Guido Jam": we all got a chance to poke at him with questions and such and vice versa. (Probably the thing I got a kick out of most in that session was Jim just sitting there grinning like a maniac - he's pretty pumped about having the PythonLabs team here now.)
We talked about class/type distinctions and the possibility of removing them within Python, why acquisition is useful and some of its shortcomings, stackless Python, and other less esoteric things. Hopefully the newer members of DC (like me) will soon get a chance to meet the rest of the PythonLabs team face-to-face.
- C
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com> To: <zope-dev@zope.org> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 12:10 PM Subject: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
This is great news for Zope...
(well I think it is anyway)
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:42:42 -0500 From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> To: python-list@python.org (Python mailing list),python-announce-list@python.org, python-dev@python.org
To all Python users and developers:
Less than half a year ago, I moved with my team to BeOpen.com, in the hope of finding a new permanent home for Python development. At BeOpen, we've done several good things for Python, such as moving the Python and Jython development process to SourceForge, and the successful release of Python 2.0.
Unfortunately, BeOpen.com's original plans for PythonLabs didn't work out as hoped, and we weren't able to reach mutual agreement on workable alternative plans -- despite trying for months.
I am proud to have found a new home for my entire team: starting today, Tim Peters, Barry Warsaw, Jeremy Hylton, Fred Drake and myself are working for Digital Creations. We will be spending part of our time on core Python development (including Jython and Mailman) and part of our time on Python infrastructure improvements that also benefit Zope.
Python will remain Open Source; Digital Creations has no desire to monetize or brand the Python language or specific Python distributions. All future work we do on Python as Digital Creations employees will be owned by a non-profit organization yet to be created. We think of this new organization as the Python Software Foundation. In the meantime (while the PSF is under construction) I will own such copyrights personally.
We're excited to be working for Digital Creations: they are one of the oldest companies active in the Python community, one of the companies most committed to Python, and they have a great product! Plus, we know they have deep financial backing. We trust that Digital Creations will provide a stable home for Python for many years.
Digital Creations has also offered to take over hosting of the python.org and starship sites. On behalf of the Python community, we're grateful for this support of the two prime community sites for Python, and we expect to be implementing the transitions shortly.
These are exciting times for the PythonLabs team -- and also for Python and its community. Mainstream successes for Python are showing up everywhere, and we're proud to be a part of such a smart and friendly community. A great year lies ahead!
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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----- Original Message ----- From: Andy McKay <andym@ActiveState.com>
Now I have to know, whats a "Jam Session"?
I assume 'jam' session = creative improvisation based on experience and talent, as in Jazz.. Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong.. - Jason
This is right, although here it's also an excuse to drink Guiness. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Cunliffe" <jasonic@nomadicsltd.com> To: "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com>; "Chris McDonough" <chrism@digicool.com> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
----- Original Message ----- From: Andy McKay <andym@ActiveState.com>
Now I have to know, whats a "Jam Session"?
I assume 'jam' session = creative improvisation based on experience and talent, as in Jazz.. Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong..
- Jason
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Now theres an idea... ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris McDonough" <chrism@digicool.com> To: "Jason Cunliffe" <jasonic@nomadicsltd.com>; "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
This is right, although here it's also an excuse to drink Guiness.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Cunliffe" <jasonic@nomadicsltd.com> To: "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com>; "Chris McDonough" <chrism@digicool.com> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
----- Original Message ----- From: Andy McKay <andym@ActiveState.com>
Now I have to know, whats a "Jam Session"?
I assume 'jam' session = creative improvisation based on experience and talent, as in Jazz.. Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong..
- Jason
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Chris McDonough wrote:
Since it was a Friday, and since we normally have "Jam Sessions" on Friday afternoons, so we had "Guido Jam": we all got a chance to poke at him with questions and such and vice versa.
But did you get to chant "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"? :-) -- Regards, Daryl Tester, Software Wrangler and Bit Herder, IOCANE Pty. Ltd. "MS Linux is released under the provisions of the Gates Private License, which means you can freely use this Software on a single machine without warranty after having paid the purchase price and annual renewal fees." -- mslinux.org
Yes. Well... I did, anyway. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Tester" <dt@picknowl.com.au> To: "Chris McDonough" <chrism@digicool.com> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [Zope] Fw: PythonLabs Team Moves to Digital Creations
Chris McDonough wrote:
Since it was a Friday, and since we normally have "Jam Sessions" on Friday afternoons, so we had "Guido Jam": we all got a chance to poke at him with questions and such and vice versa.
But did you get to chant "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"? :-)
-- Regards, Daryl Tester, Software Wrangler and Bit Herder, IOCANE Pty. Ltd.
"MS Linux is released under the provisions of the Gates Private License, which means you can freely use this Software on a single machine without warranty after having paid the purchase price and annual renewal fees." -- mslinux.org
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