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Fri Sep 23 08:46:52 EDT 2005 · http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2005-September/302104.html

"A.M. Kuchling" <amk at amk.ca> writes:
> Agreed; python-dev has gotten pretty boring with all the endless discussions
> over some minor point.  Of course, it's much easier and lower-effort to
> propose a syntax or nitpick a small point issue than to tackle a big
> complicated issue like static typing.  
>
> Similar things happen on the catalog SIG: people suggest, or even implement,
> an automatic package management system, But bring up the question of whether
> it should be called PyPI or Cheeseshop or the Catalog, and *everyone* can make
> a suggestion.

This is a well-known phenomenon, having picked up the name "bikeshed"
something like 40 years ago. Google for "bikeshed color". Or just
check out the FreeBSD FAQ entry at <URL: http://www.bikeshed.com/ >.

      <mike
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