Lightning Talk: Introduction to the Python Software Foundation

A brief overview of what the PSF is and what it does.

Transcript

1. Python Software Foundation Introduction
2. What does the PSF do? • Holds the copyright for Python and Jython • both the code and the trademark • Manages python.org servers (at OSU) • www • pypi • bugs (Roundup tracker) • hg.python.org (Mercurial repository)
3. What does the PSF do? • Runs PyCon US • Employs an event coordinator • Provides financial backing • March 15-17 2013 in Santa Clara CA • 2014, 2015: Montreal, Québec
4. What does the PSF do? • Supports conferences w/ monetary grants: • PyArkansas, PyOhio, PyTexas • SciPy • EuroPython • PyCon: • India, Germany, Poland • UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada • South Africa, Brazil
5. What does the PSF do? • Helping fund groups: • Local meetups • PyLadies • Community service awards • 2012 Q3: Simon Cross for PyCon ZA, Cape Town user group, Genshi maintainer. • Kenneth Gonsalves for organizing PyCon India. • Distinguished Service Award: • John Hunter for matplotlib
6. What does the PSF do? • Grants: • $5K to PyPy for STM development • $5K to Kivy for porting to Python 3 • To readthedocs.org for hosting costs • An upcoming redesign of www.python.org
7. How can you help? • Have your company become a PSF sponsor member ($2K/5K/10K/20K levels) • Become an associate member for $99 • http://www.psfmember.org • Make a one-time donation • http://www.python.org/psf/donations • http://www.python.org/psf/ for more info