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On 8/14/24 17:53, Mike Dewhirst via Python-list wrote:

> 
> I read Chris McDonough's defence of Tim Peters and he has convinced me. 
> Not because of everything he said but because I have experience of 
> committees. And other things.
> 
> The problem is generational.
> 
> Later generations can see the faults of earlier generations in brilliant 
> hindsight. I certainly did.

As another self-proclaimed troglodyte weighing in, I'm always suspicious 
of authority shifting with limited explanations, which seems to have 
been at the heart of the dispute. Questioning such is a responsibility 
many of us take seriously.

However, I'd just like to point out: cultures evolve.  Inclusivity is no 
longer obtained, as in our younger days, by saying "suck it up and get 
on with it".  The steering council has this in their charter - PEP-13. 
These are not people who are making difficult choices for reasons of 
personal aggrandizement.