>-----Original Message----- >From: Tutor [mailto:tutor-bounces+crk=godblessthe...@python.org] On >Behalf Of Steven D'Aprano >Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 3:04 AM >To: tutor@python.org >Subject: Re: [Tutor] http question > >On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 09:53:33PM -0800, Clayton Kirkwood wrote: > >> >> but I also am aware of httplib2, but it still seems to be in >> >> eternal alpha. >> > >> >What leads you to that conclusion? If you're talking about this: >> > >> >https://github.com/jcgregorio/httplib2 >> > >> >I don't see any sign that it is alpha version software. According to >> >the readme file, it is at version 0.8. >> > >> >I don't see any signs that the author publicly releases any alpha or >> >beta versions, they all appear to be ready for production. But if you >> >have seen something that suggests otherwise, please point it out, >> >because I'm happy to be corrected. >> >> Well, I work from the premise that 0.anything is still a work in >> progress > >All software is always a work in progress, until such time it is >abandoned.
And how do you determine the abandoned timestamp? If I remember correctly, this hasn't been updated for several years, and a job for a customer shouldn't be based on 0.*, years old hypothetical's. It sounds like a very usable product. > >> and hasn't gotten to a point where the author is comfortable with >> general use. I am sure that you disagree. > >In the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) community, version 0.x does >not always carry connotations of being unready for use. It may, or it >may not. But normally "alpha" software will have an "a" in the version >number, e.g. 0.7a, 0.7b for beta, 0.7rc1 (release candidate 1), 0.7 is >ready for production. > >What matters is not my opinion, or yours, but that of the author of the >software, and I don't know what that is. > > >-- >Steve >_______________________________________________ >Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
