From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Felipe Contreras Subject: Re: Python extension commands in git - request for policy change Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:48:31 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20121125024451.1ADD14065F@snark.thyrsus.com> <20121125051809.GA3670@thyrsus.com> <20121125095429.GB22279@thyrsus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy , git@vger.kernel.org, msysGit To: esr@thyrsus.com X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Nov 25 12:48:51 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Tcahe-0004yS-RS for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:48:51 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753146Ab2KYLsd (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:48:33 -0500 Received: from mail-oa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.219.46]:56238 "EHLO mail-oa0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753091Ab2KYLsc (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:48:32 -0500 Received: by mail-oa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id h16so9977162oag.19 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:48:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=LaUXp1aRonYOEt8BDCvQcbsuCjTDSjY9cHt65ChVAdU=; b=KJeLIqeduAdn8rRKgfplaJNkYUeH/RiYzlmCVfkhPr9vQ8xQzUjR/8hm2kLjNBTkOj BNRBslFWL8gLLCPOuMFYJsQ5vbfnNX4lyX+UvBlnmfs7TpLJ+ieRVps5JIQCk+Ov30f3 QM3V9wTKs6NoQlS0KwivPMesT56yWbjU3Z8xxfG3psvtuTDiUwZ3NBrixev48kDz/fgt 1dbgVxX1IIIodHPMHFhce8U+yWbs55yZmg+ldKk1ap198DK2KtA61ctGy1gBO4/vtRB1 mP5L6HmG0CoS58rxPpy2UGuXXkxDUHGphTB2w/1ib/9uhMOUlZQKbWfxY4HQ8wVMWd+c P4Lg== Received: by 10.182.17.72 with SMTP id m8mr6773055obd.55.1353844111887; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:48:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.60.32.196 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:48:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20121125095429.GB22279@thyrsus.com> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Felipe Contreras : >> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: >> > Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy : >> >> These may apply to other languages as well. Where do we draw a line? >> > >> > I'm in favor of the general policy of avoiding scripting languages >> > other than the top three most widely deployed. At the moment that >> > means shell, Python, Perl; on present trends, in a few years Perl >> > (dropping in popularity) might be passed by Ruby on the way up. >> >> Top three according to whom? > > According to the LOC counts in git's codebase. Not according to ohloh: 1) shell 33% 2) tcl 9% 3) perl 9.7% 4) python 1.8% And this is a non-sequitur; you are proposing to change git policies based on numbers that are a direct result of git's policies? https://www.ohloh.net/p/git/analyses/latest/languages_summary -- Felipe Contreras