Draft PEP on RSON configuration file format

Mon Mar 1 18:30:55 EST 2010

Daniel Fetchinson wrote:
>>> it is my goal (which I may or may not be smart enough to reach) to
>>> write a module that anybody would want to use;
>> But you are working on a solution in search of a problem. The really
>> smart thing to do would be pick something more useful to work on. We
>> don't need another configuration language. I can't even say "yet
>> another" because there's already a "yet another" called yaml.
>> And in case you are new here let me assure you that Paul is saying
> this with his full intention of being helpful to you. I also would
> think that working on such a project might be fun and educational for
> you but completely useless if you have users other than yourself in
> mind. Again, I'm trying to be helpful here, so you can focus on a
> project that is both fun/educational for you and also potentially
> useful for others. This RSON business is not one of them.

Agreed. Even YAML's acronym indicates that it is already a bridge too 
far; we don't need more.
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