Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 01:04:25PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: >> Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >> Granted if it is a real issue, then why not use perl? Yes, I hate >> >> perl too, but really, the argument "hey, people like Python too" >> >> implies that we should have a scheme interpreter, a perl, a python, >> >> emacs lisp, and well, everything anyone might want. >> > >> > Ubuntu developers would like to be able to use Python. So far there has >> > been no demand whatsoever for LISP derivatives in this context. >> >> Ok; Joe Wreschnig just said that "I would like to write scripts in X" >> is certainly not a good enough reason to add X to Essential. It >> sounds as if you are in disagreement with him; have I understood >> correctly.? > > I have said repeatedly that I am not expressing an opinion about what Debian > does with regard to python-minimal. The only reason I am participating in > this thread is to answer questions about what we did in Ubuntu and why, and > I think I've done that thoroughly now.
No, really, I'm trying to understand Ubuntu's reasoning here, and not just the actions undertaken. I understand the actions, but I don't understand exactly what the reasons are, and it would help me. The reasons you gave are different than what Joe Wreschnig said; he spoke of Python being Ubuntu's official language and whatnot, though what he meant is not that Ubuntu has replaced Perl with Python, but that Python has been added in. I can understand "We like Python more than Perl, so we replaced Perl with Python", though that would be a lot of work and it isn't what the actual reasoning was anyway. It seems to be simply that one more official language has been added. Personally, I can't stand either Python or Perl. This gives me a different perspective. It's not about liking one or the other, but about the need for Debian to congeal as a whole on a single choice, lest we need to have every choice. So I'm wondering, what are the restraints upon the same things at Ubuntu? Is it just a flat "we like Python and Perl and nothing else" or is it "we add any language that there is demand for among Ubuntu people" or what? Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
