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diff --git a/docs/development/history.rst b/docs/development/history.rst deleted file mode 100644 index faf7adfe..00000000 --- a/docs/development/history.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -:tocdepth: 2 - -.. _changes: - -History -******* - -.. include:: ../CHANGES (links).rst - -Credits -******* - -* The original design for the ``.egg`` format and the ``pkg_resources`` API was - co-created by Phillip Eby and Bob Ippolito. Bob also implemented the first - version of ``pkg_resources``, and supplied the macOS operating system version - compatibility algorithm. - -* Ian Bicking implemented many early "creature comfort" features of - easy_install, including support for downloading via Sourceforge and - Subversion repositories. Ian's comments on the Web-SIG about WSGI - application deployment also inspired the concept of "entry points" in eggs, - and he has given talks at PyCon and elsewhere to inform and educate the - community about eggs and setuptools. - -* Jim Fulton contributed time and effort to build automated tests of various - aspects of ``easy_install``, and supplied the doctests for the command-line - ``.exe`` wrappers on Windows. - -* Phillip J. Eby is the seminal author of setuptools, and - first proposed the idea of an importable binary distribution format for - Python application plug-ins. - -* Significant parts of the implementation of setuptools were funded by the Open - Source Applications Foundation, to provide a plug-in infrastructure for the - Chandler PIM application. In addition, many OSAF staffers (such as Mike - "Code Bear" Taylor) contributed their time and stress as guinea pigs for the - use of eggs and setuptools, even before eggs were "cool". (Thanks, guys!) - -* Tarek Ziadé is the principal author of the Distribute fork, which - re-invigorated the community on the project, encouraged renewed innovation, - and addressed many defects. - -* Jason R. Coombs performed the merge with Distribute, maintaining the - project for several years in coordination with the Python Packaging - Authority (PyPA). diff --git a/docs/development/index.rst b/docs/development/index.rst index d71d4dfc..28e653fe 100644 --- a/docs/development/index.rst +++ b/docs/development/index.rst @@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ setuptools changes. You have been warned. developer-guide formats releases - history |