From 1d7bfa5a9256dce38069c7be3eee52144bb6e59c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Clark Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:39:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Wording [ci skip] --- docs/about.rst | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/about.rst b/docs/about.rst index 5af5e8aa2..26ee4b782 100644 --- a/docs/about.rst +++ b/docs/about.rst @@ -16,36 +16,6 @@ The fork authors' goal is to foster active development of PIL through: .. _Python Package Index: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow .. _Image-SIG: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/image-sig -Why a fork? ------------ - -PIL is not setuptools compatible. Please see `this Image-SIG post`_ for a more -detailed explanation. Also, PIL's current bi-yearly (or greater) release -schedule is too infrequent to accomodate the large number and frequency of -issues reported. - -.. _this Image-SIG post: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/image-sig/2010-August/006480.html - -What about the official PIL? ----------------------------- - -.. note:: - - Prior to Pillow 2.0.0, very few image code changes were made. Pillow 2.0.0 - added Python 3 support and includes many bug fixes from many contributors. - -As more time passes since the last PIL release, the likelyhood of a new PIL -release decreases. However, we've yet to hear an official "PIL is dead" -announcement. So if you still want to support PIL, please -`report issues here first`_, then -`open the corresponding Pillow tickets here`_. - -.. _report issues here first: https://bitbucket.org/effbot/pil-2009-raclette/issues - -.. _open the corresponding Pillow tickets here: https://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/issues - -Please provide a link to the PIL ticket so we can track the issue(s) upstream. - License ------- @@ -63,3 +33,33 @@ Pillow, like PIL itself, is licensed under the `PIL Software License