[Python-checkins] r73099 - peps/trunk/pep-0374.txt

Mon Jun 1 11:52:39 CEST 2009

Proofreading nits:
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 at 06:06, brett.cannon wrote:
> +Why Mercurial over other DVCSs
> +------------------------------
> +
> +Git was not chosen for three key reasons (see the `PyCon 2009
> +lightning talk <http://pycon.blip.tv/file/1947231/>`_ where Brett
> +Cannon lists these exact reasons; talk started at 3:45). First, git's
> +Windows support is the weakest out of the three DVCSs being considered
> +which unacceptable as Python needs to support development on any

missing 'is'
> +platform it runs on. Since Python runs on Windows and some people do
> +develop on the platform it needs solid support. And while git's
> +support is improving, as of this moment it is the weakest by a large
> +enough margin to warrant it a problem.

While what you wrote is probably technically correct, it would fall better
on my American English ear if 'warrant' was followed by 'considering'.
> +Two, and just as important as the first issue, is that the Python

IMO it would read better if 'Two' was 'Second', since you start with
'First' and end with 'Lastly'.
> +core developers liked git the least out of the three DVCS options by a
> +wide margin. If you look at the following table you will see the
> +results of a survey taken of the core developers and how by a large
> +margin git is the least favorite version control system.

--David