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Is it actually a corporate initiative? The project is hosted on Sam's personal GitHub[1]. [1]: https://github.com/colesbury/nogil https://github.com/colesbury/

• oefrha 5y ago
  It may not be a Facebook initiative in the corporate strategy sense, but it's definitely a Facebook project, done on Facebook's dime. From the horse's mouth: https://lwn.net/ml/python-dev/CAGr09bRSwfinXNe4acTrpR8bM7nYhEJqeTT5sg96eDhn91RMWg@mail.gmail.com/ https://lwn.net/ml/python-dev/CAGr09bRSwfinXNe4acTrpR8bM7nYh...
  • maccard 5y ago
    Would you consider python a Dropbox or google product given that Guido worked for both of those companies on python for close to 15 years?
    • oefrha 5y ago
      Any component he soloed while on company time, yes, I would consider that an $employer project (not product, the work is donated under the PSF license and a CLA). We’re talking about ~2 years of paid full time work here.