"A.M. Kuchling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Agreed; python-dev has gotten pretty boring with all the endless discussions > over some minor point. Of course, it's much easier and lower-effort to > propose a syntax or nitpick a small point issue than to tackle a big > complicated issue like static typing. > > Similar things happen on the catalog SIG: people suggest, or even implement, > an automatic package management system, But bring up the question of whether > it should be called PyPI or Cheeseshop or the Catalog, and *everyone* can make > a suggestion.
This is a well-known phenomenon, having picked up the name "bikeshed" something like 40 years ago. Google for "bikeshed color". Or just check out the FreeBSD FAQ entry at <URL: http://www.bikeshed.com/ >. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
