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From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
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Subject: Re: bring back nntp library to python3
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:08:31 -0700
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On 8/14/24 15:56, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote:

 > Lots of people care but the ability to influence these
 > decisions seems to have been removed far from the
 > general python user community. Python has moved from
 > the BDFL/Bazaar to the Committee/Cathedral. Probably
 > an inevitable consequence of its current "popularity".

The move came because of the vitriol directed at the BDFL (and others) with every major (and sometimes minor) change to 
Python.

Every action has consequences, and in this case the consequence was that we are now run by committee.

--
~Ethan~