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diff --git a/Misc/RFD b/Misc/RFD deleted file mode 100644 index fd278c4..0000000 --- a/Misc/RFD +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -To: python-list -Subject: comp.lang.python RFD again -From: Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl - -I've followed the recent discussion and trimmed the blurb RFD down a bit -(and added the word "object-oriented" to the blurb). - -I don't think it's too early to *try* to create the newsgroup -- -whether we will succeed may depend on how many Python supporters there -are outside the mailing list. - -I'm personally not worried about moderation, and anyway I haven't -heard from any volunteers for moderation (and I won't volunteer -myself) so I suggest that we'll continue to ask for one unmoderated -newsgroup. - -My next action will be to post an updated FAQ (which will hint at the -upcoming RFD) to comp.lang.misc; then finalize the 1.0.0 release and -put it on the ftp site. I'll also try to get it into -comp.sources.unix or .misc. And all this before the end of January! - ---Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl> -URL: <http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/people/Guido.van.Rossum.html> - -====================================================================== - -These are the steps required (in case you don't know about the -newsgroup creation process): - -First, we need to draw up an RFD (Request For Discussion). This is a -document that tells what the purpose of the group is, and gives a case -for its creation. We post this to relevant groups (comp.lang.misc, -the mailing list, news.groups, etc.) Discussion is held on -news.groups. - -Then, after a few weeks, we run the official CFV (Call For Votes). -The votes are then collected over a period of weeks. We need 100 more -yes votes than no votes, and a 2/3 majority, to get the group. - -There are some restrictions on the vote taker: [s]he cannot actively -campaign for/against the group during the vote process. So the main -benefit to Steve instead of me running the vote is that I will be free -to campaign for its creation! - -The following is our current draft for the RFD. - -====================================================================== - -Request For Discussion: comp.lang.python - - -Purpose -------- - -The newsgroup will be for discussion on the Python computer language. -Possible topics include requests for information, general programming, -development, and bug reports. The group will be unmoderated. - - -What is Python? ---------------- - -Python is a relatively new very-high-level language developed in -Amsterdam. Python is a simple, object-oriented procedural language, -with features taken from ABC, Icon, Modula-3, and C/C++. - -Its central goal is to provide the best of both worlds: the dynamic -nature of scripting languages like Perl/TCL/REXX, but also support for -general programming found in the more traditional languages like Icon, -C, Modula,... - -Python may be FTP'd from the following sites: - - ftp.cwi.nl in directory /pub/python (its "home site", also has a FAQ) - ftp.uu.net in directory /languages/python - gatekeeper.dec.com in directory /pub/plan/python/cwi - - -Rationale ---------- - -Currently there is a mailing list with over 130 subscribers. -The activity of this list is high, and to make handling the -traffic more reasonable, a newsgroup is being proposed. We -also feel that comp.lang.misc would not be a suitable forum -for this volume of discussion on a particular language. - - -Charter -------- - -Comp.lang.python is an unmoderated newsgroup which will serve -as a forum for discussing the Python computer language. The -group will serve both those who just program in Python and -those who work on developing the language. Topics that -may be discussed include: - - - announcements of new versions of the language and - applications written in Python. - - - discussion on the internals of the Python language. - - - general information about the language. - - - discussion on programming in Python. - - -Discussion ----------- - -Any objections to this RFD will be considered and, if determined -to be appropriate, will be incorporated. The discussion period -will be for a period of 21 days after which the first CFV will be -issued. |