On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:30 PM Garrett D'Amore via Python-Dev < python-dev@python.org> wrote:
> I’m not on this list. But I have offered to help - if there are tasks > that need to be done to help this I can help put the weight of a commercial > entity behind it whether that involves assigning our developers to work on > this, helping pay for external developers to do so, or assisting with > access to machine resources. > > For the record there are multiple illumos distributions and most are both > free and run reasonably well in virtual machines. Claiming that developers > don’t have access as a reason to discontinue the port is a bit > disingenuous. Anyone can get access if they want and if they can figure out > how to login and use Linux then this should be pretty close to trivial for > them. > Thanks! It usually isn't just about access. This email thread and related tweets appear to have served their purpose: To drum up volunteers+resources from the otherwise potentially impacted communities. The valuable thing is developer time. Access: I took it upon myself to spin up some Solaris-derivative VMs for Python dev things in the (now distant) past. It wasn't a positive experience, I won't do it again. Bonus on top of that: Oracle, the owner of Solaris, is *still* actively attempting to destroy the entire software industry <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_Inc.>. Working on anything attempting to directly benefit them is a major ethical violation for me. Others make their own choices. I won't even spin up major BSD VMs anymore for a similar reason. It isn't a good positive use of my time, even despite having an enjoyable past with those OSes and knowing several past and present Free/Net/OpenBSD core devs. I look forward to new *Solaris buildbot(s) joining the fleet, -gps
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