RE: Creating a Windows installer for Python + a set of dependencies

2012-05-10 Thread Adrian Hunt
Hi there, I've use NSIS for quite a few projects... NSIS will do it with ease. You write a script that gets "compiled" into a install exe and the scripting language is not too hard to learn. You can do it in several different ways: 1. You can include the Python installer as a file compressed i

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-10 Thread Adrian Hunt
1000 > Subject: Re: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack > From: ros...@gmail.com > To: python-list@python.org > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Adrian Hunt wrote: > > All I did was to answer a mail sent to me by Ian Kelly (who I don't konw no

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-10 Thread Adrian Hunt
Hi there, Yes, it's very messy by what I understand and is why Merlio never had it's judgements enforced. Although, employment contracts that were in place at the time (including mine), were declared null and void... I think it was something like: if a programmer has an idea and uses it with

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-10 Thread Adrian Hunt
my message (and this one) may not be worded in the best way but that is no reason to start on me! Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 22:56:43 -0300 From: ricar...@gmail.com To: cybor...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack On 09/05/12

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-09 Thread Adrian Hunt
e: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack > Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 23:44:01 +0100 > > On 09/05/2012 23:30, Adrian Hunt wrote: > > > > In the UK at least, a developers IP cannot be hijacked by a company > > contract. If you write some code while working fo

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-09 Thread Adrian Hunt
as hijack > To: cybor...@hotmail.com > > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Adrian Hunt wrote: > > > > Hi ya, > > > > Not to be confrontative but just because a project is open-source, it > > doesn't mean IP is open too!! The original idea is still property

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-09 Thread Adrian Hunt
Hi ya, Not to be confrontative but just because a project is open-source, it doesn't mean IP is open too!! The original idea is still property of the originator... It just has the global community adding their own IP and fixes. This is a core of corporate contracts ensuring that a developers

RE: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack

2012-05-09 Thread Adrian Hunt
Hi, I'm not big Python user but like to keep a eye on this mailing list as there are a few subjects that can be applied to other languages and just for general interest (Yes, I'm a geek!!! lol) This message thread has really shocked me: I've been a programmer for some thirty years and yes in

RE: string interpolation for python

2012-03-31 Thread Adrian Hunt
Hi Yingjie, Consider this snippet of "safe" code: | enc = bobsencryption.Encoder('Some secret key') | | username = raw_input('Enter your username:') | password = raw_input('Enter your password:') | | print | print username + ', please wait while we dial-up and log you in...' | | connection = ser