Workflow automation proposal updates

- merge gating makes it easier for others to do continuous
  integration against the CPython development branches
- interesting IRC chat with the CTO of RhodeCode last week,
  updated accordingly

pep-0462.txt

@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ organisations that qualify for one of RhodeCode's exemption categories
 (in the case of ``hg.python.org``, the relevant category is "public open
 source project").
 
+The RhodeCode developers have also expressed interest in helping out with
+ensuring a python.org RhodeCode deployment is successful.
+
 .. _RhodeCode: https://rhodecode.com/
 .. _business source license: https://rhodecode.com/licenses
 
@@ -411,13 +414,21 @@ better to enable them to spend their time and effort on interacting with
 the other sprint participants than it is on things that are sufficiently
 mechanical that a computer can (and should) handle them.
 
-Finally, with most of the ways to make a mistake when committing a change
-automated out of existence, there are substantially fewer new things to
+With most of the ways to make a mistake when committing a change
+automated out of existence, there are also substantially fewer new things to
 learn when a contributor is nominated to become a core developer. This
 should have a dual benefit, both in making the existing core developers more
 comfortable with granting that additional level of responsibility, and in
 making new contributors more comfortable with exercising it.
 
+Finally, a more stable default branch in CPython makes it easier for
+other Python projects to conduct continuous integration directly against the
+main repo, rather than having to wait until we get into the release
+candidate phase. At the moment, setting up such a system isn't particularly
+attractive, as it would need to include an additional mechanism to wait
+until CPython's own Buildbot fleet had indicate that the build was in a
+usable state.
+
 
 Technical Challenges
 ====================
@@ -434,8 +445,18 @@ infrastructure.
 User account management
 -----------------------
 
-Ideally, RhodeCode's user account management would be integrated with
-the existing account management in Roundup.
+Ideally we'd be able to offer a single account that spans all python.org
+services, including RhodeCode, Roundup/Rietveld, PyPI and the back end for
+the new python.org site, but actually implementing that would be a distinct
+infrastructure project, independent of this PEP.
+
+A potentially simpler near term solution would be if RhodeCode's user
+account management could be integrated with the existing account management
+in Roundup, similar to what was done for Rietveld. However, if that also
+turns out to be impractical in the near term, we would merely end up with
+another identity silo to be integrated at a later date, suggesting that
+this doesn't need to be considered a blocker for an initial RhodeCode
+deployment.
 
 
 Preserving existing SSH access and links for Mercurial repositories
@@ -784,6 +805,9 @@ in the discussions (Guido van Rossum is the creator of Rietveld, and these
 workflow changes are not expected to require any significant changes in
 Roundup or Buildbot).
 
+Unfortunately, the lead RhodeCode developers aren't able to attend PyCon US
+this year, or we would have invited them, too.
+
 
 Acknowledgements
 ================
@@ -793,6 +817,10 @@ feedback on a preliminary draft of this proposal, and to James and Monty
 Taylor for additional technical feedback following publication of the
 initial draft.
 
+Thanks also to Marcin Kuzminski (CTO of RhodeCode) for getting in touch to
+express their interest in helping to ensure the success of a RhodeCode
+deployment if we choose to proceed down that path.
+
 
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