What is the PSF.notes
TITLE OF PAPER: What is the PSF? Q&A
URL OF PRESENTATION:
PRESENTED BY: The PSF Board and Officer
REPRESENTING: Python Software Foundation
CONFERENCE: PyCon 2005
DATE: March 24, 2005
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Brief intro to what PSF is
Do things that make sure Python remains free and open
Sponsors PyCon
Hires lawyers
Holds Copyrights
Fund python community initiatives where...
Things where volunteerism falls short, or where projects need money
Keeping JPython up to date
Web site redesign
Grand aspect of the PSF
New thing, projects just starting
750,000 - 1,000,000 python programmers in the world
(Infoworld Article)
What you can do to help
give money (see Donate button on Python.org)
Please :)
If you have a company that might want to sponsor
Looking for volunteers at PSF
Just let people know about it, advocacy
Questions (Timmy, Jeremy, Guido, David, Cousin Neil, Steve, Marvin ???)
Q: When is new Python.org site rolling out?
A: next couple of months (Steve)
Q: It might be worth some effort to put in a lobbying / evangelism package
A: Conversations are extremely powerful (sometimes even more powerful than html
pages), but also a powerpoint would be a good idea
Steve says everyone on board is available to participate in evangelism
efforts and discussions
Q: Corporate sponsorships for PyCon are too cheap.
A: Steve says you're welcome to contribute more. Next year the sponsorship
level will be a "suggested minimum."
Q: What do people use Python.org for? Looking for audience feedback.
A: Audience: Documentation, Downloads, Making python real in the minds of non
python programmers
Note from Audience:
Edgewall (company that makes the Trac issue tracking system) has a Firefox
plugin that adds a sidebar for quick access to Python documentation. Index
for Python documentation...
PSF can now change the license for contributions to source code?
Important to have quick, palatable stuff for leaving on the desks of people who
I consult.
Q: Please sharpen PSF mission statement for promoting Python. What concretely
does it mean to promote growth?
A: Steve replies "perception is everything"...the point of this conference
[hm...I didn't really follow his reply. -Brad]
Whats to keep PyCon as the programer's conference
Made mission statement as general as usual, so we don't get in trouble
Steve Notes:
Board meets on IRC once per month and will accept public comments at that
time
Mail that is sent to PSF will be seen by all members of the board
Q: How many of you use PyDoc.org?
A: Do an Open Space
Q: What is PSF doing to address perception as American-centric?
A: [british guy steps aside, guy in a different accent says:] I can't agree
that the PSF is American-centric.
Questioner says PSF should attend international Python conferences.
Q: If I was going to choose Python, I wouldn't go to the people that do it for
advice. The news isn't focused on the community. --Ian Bicking
A: Steve says you are all equally members of the Python community, so he
enjoins us to please contribute.
Q: Python website doesn't reflect the community and its contributions, news..
Q: Back patting about how much good work has gone into documentation. Comment
was from a teacher.
A: Clap for Fred Drake
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REFERENCES: {as documents / sites are referenced add them below}
http://python.org/psf - Has a donation link
psf@python.org is a channel for suggestions and enquiries
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Andy Wright <waw@well.com>
Nate Silva <nate@northwe.st>
Linden Wright <lwright@mac.com>
Brad Allen <bradallen@mac.com>
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