Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
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On Feb 01, 2016, at 06:02 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:

>That assumes you can even do that, e.g., I use Google Inbox and there is no
>plain text option. I'm afraid this is an example of the OSS community
>trying to swim against the stream where the rest of the world has moved on
>and it is slowly making it harder to get new people to participate in OSS.

Or alternatively, an 800lb gorilla deciding what is best for everyone --even
those not using its tools-- and ignoring decades of interoperability and
standards, slowly making it less fun for long-time contributors to continue to
participate.  <wink>

Cheers,
-Barry
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