Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There's nothing that prevents us saying "we aren't going to support > every high-level language" and stick to more than one (we already stick > to two -- sh and Perl). It just means "I'd like to write scripts in X" > alone isn't a good enough reason.
Yes, this is true. > Python is the "official" language of Ubuntu. If we want to merge work > they're doing (Anthony Towns mentioned their work on boot speed, for > example) it's a good idea to structure our Python like theirs is. This > seems to be a good reason to consider python-minimal and some form of > Python in Essential. This does not scale. If each Debian derivative chooses a different "official language", and we put each of them in Essential, then we end up with every language in Essential. Debian already *has* an official language for this purpose: Perl. If Ubuntu wants to replace that with Python, it's up to them, but it seems like a lot of work. What I hear is *not* that Python is the official language instead of Perl, but that it is the official language *in addition to* Perl. So now, why? Remember, "I'd like to write scripts in X" is not a good enough reason, so what is the reason for having two official languages? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
