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Tim Peters – Dispelling Information Asymmetry
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a US 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization holding the intellectual property rights in the open source Python programming language CoC: Code of Conduct CoC WG: a PSF working group charged with CoC enforcement SC: Steering Council, a PSF group charged with core language development CPython: the implementation of Python using the C language, the primary PSF “deliverable” CPython core dev: a person working on the CPython distribution granted commit privileges by the SC Discourse: a Python-related discussion forum run by the PSF mod: a moderator on Discourse, with broad powers over posters and their posts DM: a “direct message” on Discourse, sent to an individual rather than posted to the public Everyone except the person in question has incomplete knowledge of what was said; information asymmetry easily happens when conversations span multiple topics, places, and public/private spaces. I want this to be the most transparent ban possible (granting the obvious need for the CoC WG to preserve privacy for people filing complaints - but I know nothing about those anyway).
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