In Arch linux python 3 is default, https://www.archlinux.org/news/python-is-now-python-3/

I tried llvm based project https://github.com/kracekumar/test-empythoned(empythoned: https://github.com/replit/empythoned). There are few limitation I am facing, `import` system don't work(compilation issue). From my experience more effort is required.

Centos does the same, isn't Redhat making money ?

The thing RedHat sells isn't the OS itself.

This is a little bit off-topic but... they removed basic support and now there's a "self-support subscription" option instead for $350.

If you don't get support for that subscription, I can't see a difference worth $350 between RHEL self-support subscription and CentOS.

EDIT: ate a word

EDIT 2: self-support desktop subscription is just $49. But the point is the same: no support.

> If you don't get support for that subscription, I can't see a difference worth $350 between RHEL self-support subscription and CentOS.

* Access to the RHEL repositories, with faster updates than CentOS or alternatives.

* Ability to upgrade to supported tier.

* Possibly: access to RHN pages with their forums, documentation, etc?

None of which would be huge advantages to me, but I can totally see the potential value.

The article had all Buzz words(Positive sense) except Python.

I am from India, and I can understand how you will be discriminated by looking for projects or job offer(99.99% this will happen).

Since you have awards which is worth bragging to get you want you need.

1. Create open source project which can be simple library and ask for donation.

2. Teach people programming.

3. Tell them how you are able to achieve this.

4. Best is try to be intern in some webshop, only option is send a note in mailing list.

Main issue you might face is with banks.

>Capitalism - from where you think the money for developing Ubuntu and Linux in general are coming ? Do you really think Linux is developed by people in their free time ? Sorry to break it to you but today's most Linux development is made by people hired by private companies.

Agreed, but joining hands with someone who fight against linux(ubuntu is linux) for patents doesn't make sense.

Last year MS was in the top 20 Linux kernel contributors:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/03/microsoft_linux_kern...

Yes, main reason was for virtualization(Hypervisior) and I remember greg kroah warning the code which they contributed had maintenance problems. That behaviour is expected from windows

Good point. I intended from Ubuntu point of view.

Because in IAAS and virtual hosting, you need to do this on your own.

don't `apt-get install python-virtualenv` use `pip install virtualenv` because `pip` installs latest version, else you are under distro's package maintainer's mercy for update. After `python setup.py publish` only distro's package is updated.

EDIT: Using pip can simply solve py3 and py2 specific features.

There's an argument there - do you want to be at your distro's security update mercy, or have to remember/have two separate sets of security patch processes to run through?

Thanks, I've updated the post.

Same is the case with me. In work I don't get to code but my work involves around support. I love programming. Once I get back from home I always make sure I read tweets of smart people, read hackerne.ws, reddit, quora and mailing list.

As a result of this I get excited to find some thing interesting out of the above mentioned and start working on my own ideas.

Simple keep following and get updates about people whom consider smart and get to know what they are upto, this pushes you.

I definitely need to start following some more of my influencers, and probably reduce from some of the static noise. Thanks for the tip!