On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 4:09 PM Glenn Linderman <[email protected]
<mailto:v%[email protected]>> wrote:
On 6/21/2021 2:31 PM, Christopher Barker wrote:
By contrast, requiring a github account for reporting bugs
also makes
python an unwelcoming place for non-developers in general.
Github is a
developers' social network, "mere" users are much less likely
to want to
be part of it. Many will just silently abandon their bug report.
But you don’t need to be "part of it" in any meaningful way. One
only needs to create an account, which could be quite anonymous,
and even temporary.
And is no harder, and probably easier, than creating an account
on a Python-specific site.
Also: cPython is a large, complex, and mature project. I don't
think many non-developers can even identify a true bug, much less
write a helpful big report. There are many other ways to be
involved in and contribute to the Python community that don't
require a gitHub (or any) account.
I understand the issue here — I feel that way about businesses
that use Facebook for their website. But in that case, I can’t
even read it without a Facebook account. I don’t mind needing an
account to contribute to a conversation.
And while GitHub has become the dominant player in Open Source
development— it has not (yet?) reached out to control much else.
-CHB
With all due respect to Microsoft, who has contributed
significantly to Python development, and continues to do, some
people don't care for some of Microsoft's policy and actions, and
Microsoft owns GitHub, so your last paragraph is somewhat naive,
at best.
So what is the difference between a GitHub account, and Microsoft
account?
They are entirely different and separate; there's no relation there at
all.