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[python-committers] Proposing Mark Shannon to be a core developer

Serhiy Storchaka storchaka at gmail.com
Mon May 14 18:45:00 EDT 2018 
14.05.18 23:41, Larry Hastings пише:

> Dr. Mark Shannon contributed the "key sharing dictionary" to Python, 
> writing both the PEP and the implementation.  This shipped in Python 
> 3.3 and was listed as one of the top features of that release as 
> according to the "What's New?" document.
>
> We've asked Mark in the past if he'd be interested in becoming a core 
> developer--and he actually said no.  At the time he said he didn't 
> like our antiquated workflow.  Now that we've switched to the 
> git-based core dev workflow, this objection is gone, and he's now 
> interested in accepting the commit bit and the responsibilities that 
> it entails.
>
> I suspect you, my colleagues in CPython core development, will be 
> surprised at the current state of affairs.  I'm expecting a load of 
> "you mean Mark *isn't* a core developer yet?" replies.

+1 from me. I always wondered why he is not a core developer.
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