Attention is currently required from: Idwer Vollering, Michael Niewöhner, Ron Minnich. Patrick Georgi has posted comments on this change. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/58382 )
Change subject: Documentation: Define which languages are permitted. ......................................................................
Patch Set 2:
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File Documentation/contributing/coding_style.md:
https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/58382/comment/f7652dc3_87679e08 PS1, Line 23: * Python, which already isn't listed above but deserves a special mention : here because it demonstrated the need for this list in the first place. :
Well, regarding Python, also check out the discussion on CB:56410. […]
As for "plain Python bashing", maybe: I already toned it down before pushing.
Regarding "no reason", I disagree: I don't need people with so little interest in the project that they don't even subscribe to the mailing list (that is, I had to let through each and every of their mails to the list manually) tell me that Python is the thing to use.
With allies like these, Python just had it coming.
As for "exotic languages", that's in the eye of the beholder: IEEE1275-1994 is a firmware standard that uses a perfectly fine language that nevertheless people in _this_ community would consider exotic.