Ok, that title is alarmist and a straw man. Just chock it up to my catching up on slashdot articles. I guess its time for a rant of my own.
In the past week I have been told a three times that I am the ‘voice of PyCon’, and others have viewed me as speaking from some position of authority (their exact word). This frightens me, as I really see myself as just another python user and like any other PyCon attendee; I just happen to have volunteered my time, like many, many, others. I still use perl regularly, program primarily in C++ on Windows, and lack minions of any kind (though I am taking applications). So before we get into this mess any further, I would like to make it clear that I am not speaking on the behalf of the ‘PyCon’ (as if it had somehow become a thing incarnate), the other organizers, or the PSF. I am speaking for myself as a sponsor, a volunteer, and most importantly as an attendee. These opinions are my own.
