Re: Bug#573745: Please decide on Python interpreter packages maintainership

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Sandro Tosi writes ("Re: Bug#573745: Please decide on Python interpreter packages  maintainership"):
> Also, an additional level of "management" has to be well received from
> who has to be managed: are we really sure Matthias will follow even
> controversial decisions (so in opposition to some of his ideas) the
> core team will take?

I don't think we are considering adding an additional layer of
management.  Currently the person in charge is Matthias; he is the
maintainer of python2.6 et al.[1]

We would hand the maintainership of these packages to the new team.

Ian.

[1] What is the exact list of packages in question ?  I make it as
follows.  Core Python packages:

      python2.5
      python2.6
      python3.1
      distribute
      python-central
      python-defaults
      python-old-doctools
      python3-defaults

Python extensions and libraries:
      pycxx
      pygresql
      pyparallel
      pyserial
      pysvn
      python-bsddb3
      python-gnuplot
      python-imaging
      python-reportlab
      python-scientific
      python-stats
      python-stdlib-extensions
      python-sigmask
      twisted
      twisted-*
      python3-stdlib-extensions