diff --git a/pep-0010.txt b/pep-0010.txt index 44f859e71..34b096f2e 100644 --- a/pep-0010.txt +++ b/pep-0010.txt @@ -5,70 +5,77 @@ Last-Modified: $Date$ Author: barry@python.org (Barry Warsaw) Status: Active Type: Process +Content-Type: text/x-rst Created: 07-Mar-2002 Post-History: 07-Mar-2002 -Abstract - This PEP outlines the python-dev voting guidelines. These - guidelines serve to provide feedback or gauge the "wind direction" - on a particular proposal, idea, or feature. They don't have a - binding force. +Abstract +======== + +This PEP outlines the python-dev voting guidelines. These guidelines +serve to provide feedback or gauge the "wind direction" on a +particular proposal, idea, or feature. They don't have a binding +force. Rationale +========= - When a new idea, feature, patch, etc. is floated in the Python - community, either through a PEP or on the mailing lists (most - likely on python-dev [1]), it is sometimes helpful to gauge the - community's general sentiment. Sometimes people just want to - register their opinion of an idea. Sometimes the BDFL wants to - take a straw poll. Whatever the reason, these guidelines have - been adopted so as to provide a common language for developers. +When a new idea, feature, patch, etc. is floated in the Python +community, either through a PEP or on the mailing lists (most likely +on python-dev [1]_), it is sometimes helpful to gauge the community's +general sentiment. Sometimes people just want to register their +opinion of an idea. Sometimes the BDFL wants to take a straw poll. +Whatever the reason, these guidelines have been adopted so as to +provide a common language for developers. - While opinions are (sometimes) useful, but they are never binding. - Opinions that are accompanied by rationales are always valued - higher than bare scores (this is especially true with -1 votes). +While opinions are (sometimes) useful, but they are never binding. +Opinions that are accompanied by rationales are always valued higher +than bare scores (this is especially true with -1 votes). Voting Scores +============= - The scoring guidelines are loosely derived from the Apache voting - procedure [2], with of course our own spin on things. There are 4 - possible vote scores: +The scoring guidelines are loosely derived from the Apache voting +procedure [2]_, with of course our own spin on things. There are 4 +possible vote scores: - +1 I like it +- ``+1`` I like it - +0 I don't care, but go ahead +- ``+0`` I don't care, but go ahead - -0 I don't care, so why bother? +- ``-0`` I don't care, so why bother? - -1 I hate it +- ``-1`` I hate it - You may occasionally see wild flashes of enthusiasm (either for or - against) with vote scores like +2, +1000, or -1000. These aren't - really valued much beyond the above scores, but it's nice to see - people get excited about such geeky stuff. +You may occasionally see wild flashes of enthusiasm (either for or +against) with vote scores like +2, +1000, or -1000. These aren't +really valued much beyond the above scores, but it's nice to see +people get excited about such geeky stuff. References +========== - [1] Python Developer's Guide, - http://www.python.org/dev/ +.. [1] Python Developer's Guide, + (http://www.python.org/dev/) - [2] Apache Project Guidelines and Voting Rules - http://httpd.apache.org/dev/guidelines.html +.. [2] Apache Project Guidelines and Voting Rules + (http://httpd.apache.org/dev/guidelines.html) Copyright +========= - This document has been placed in the public domain. +This document has been placed in the public domain. - -Local Variables: -mode: indented-text -indent-tabs-mode: nil -fill-column: 70 -End: +.. + Local Variables: + mode: indented-text + indent-tabs-mode: nil + fill-column: 70 + End: