From 81db1a31fa02e71ed8d8a306a17812aba37cec99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:01:43 +0000 Subject: Updated some URLs; removed mention of copyright (we'll have to add something in later after that discussion is over); remove explanation of 2.0 version number. --- README | 51 ++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index a3ee0f8..57205d9 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -9,27 +9,7 @@ tar file. What's new in this release? --------------------------- -See http://www.pythonlabs.com/. - - -Why is it called version 2.0? ------------------------------ - -While Pythoneers have grown fond of Python's exceedingly slow version -incrementing, that same quality makes parts of the rest of the world -think that Python is barely out of its first alpha test. Especially -enterprise customers are often fearful of anything that's version 1.x! -The new version number also clearly marks departure of Python's core -development team from CNRI to join BeOpen.com. - -What happened to Python 1.6? It was promoted and renamed Python 2.0. -There were two alpha releases of Python 1.6 before we decided to -increment the major version number. - -Previously, the version number 2.0 was associated with a mythical and -elusive incompatible future release. That release (still ways off, -and not as incompatible as people fear!) is now referred to as Python -3000. +See http://www.pythonlabs.com/tech/python2.html . If you don't read instructions @@ -697,8 +677,9 @@ python-mode.) Web site -------- -Python's own web site has URL http://www.pythonlabs.com/. Come visit -us! +Python's web site is at http://www.python.org/. The Python core +development team at BeOpen has its own website at +http://www.pythonlabs.com/. Come visit us! Newsgroups @@ -723,8 +704,20 @@ many Python related mailing lists. Bug reports ----------- -To report or search for bugs, please use the Python Bugs List at -http://www.python.org/search/search_bugs.html +To report or search for bugs, please use the SourceForge Bugs +Tracker at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=5470 . + + +Patches and contributions +------------------------- + +To submit a patch or other contribution, please use the SourceForge +Patch Manager at http://sourceforge.net/patch/?group_id=5470 . + +If you have a proposal to change Python, it's best to submit a Python +Enhancement Proposal (PEP) first. All current PEPs, as well as +guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are here: +http://python.sourceforge.net/peps/. Questions @@ -832,12 +825,4 @@ E-mail: guido@beopen.com or guido@python.org -Copyright notice -================ - -The Python source is copyrighted, but you can freely use and copy it -as long as you don't change or remove the copyright notice. The -copyright notice is found in the Misc/COPYRIGHT file. - - --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) -- cgit v0.12