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diff --git a/docs/developer-guide.txt b/docs/developer-guide.txt index c8f51b02..8a136380 100644 --- a/docs/developer-guide.txt +++ b/docs/developer-guide.txt @@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ Recommended Reading ------------------- Please read `How to write the perfect pull request -<http://blog.jaraco.com/2014/04/how-to-write-perfect-pull-request.html>`_ -for some tips on contributing to open source projects. Although the article -is not authoritative, it was authored by the maintainer of Setuptools, so -reflects his opinions and will improve the likelihood of acceptance and -quality of contribution. +<https://blog.jaraco.com/how-to-write-perfect-pull-request/>`_ for some tips +on contributing to open source projects. Although the article is not +authoritative, it was authored by the maintainer of Setuptools, so reflects +his opinions and will improve the likelihood of acceptance and quality of +contribution. ------------------ Project Management diff --git a/docs/history.txt b/docs/history.txt index 8e217503..8fd1dc65 100644 --- a/docs/history.txt +++ b/docs/history.txt @@ -6,3 +6,41 @@ 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 OS X 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. + +* Since the merge with Distribute, Jason R. Coombs is the + maintainer of setuptools. The project is maintained in coordination with + the Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) and the larger Python community. + |