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I remember when they renamed python to python3 or something similar. A lot of people were unhappy, and the maintainer's response was a very rude deal-with-it. I
by nicbou 2y ago
I remember when they renamed python to python3 or something similar. A lot of people were unhappy, and the maintainer's response was a very rude deal-with-it. It's apparently how he behaves toward people in general.
At the time it felt pointlessly rude but now I realise that the man works for free, and gets to be the king of his own turf. Not all software projects need to be a direct democracy. He doesn't owe us anything.
- more_corn 2y agoWasn’t python3 a breaking change that pedantically replaced print with print() breaking every pre-existing python file requiring it to be reworked before it would function? Seems like calling python 2.x python and 3.x python3 was the correct decision and saying “this is final” is also correct. Your point about project owners having final word is well taken, but in this case possibly also objectively correct.
- nicbou 2y agoI don't remember the exact details, but it was a breaking change that got people upset. It's not really about who was right or wrong, but how it was communicated. That person has repeatedly been very curt with people as a matter of policy.