> * graminit and configure were removed because they are built
> automatically.  no project should ever include auto-generated files so i
> assumed that it would be reasonable to remove them from the python_2.5.2
> "original" git commit that i did, in order to produce the diff.

Please trust that Python puts generated files into the repository for
good reasons. This is not going to change, regardless of how evil you
consider it.

> ... but regarding "minority platform"?  that's .... really quite
> funny and ironic.
> 
> it was a _non-existent_ platform until about... yesterday :)

Ok, so feel free to continue to work on it; good luck with
that project. If the project is still alive in a few years
from now, and enjoys a significant user base, we should reconsider
accepting patches.