[Distutils] Package install failures in 2.6.3 - setuptools vs Distribute

[Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn]

I'm struggling to articulate something here.  When the maintainer of  
the stable branch of a platform that I rely on says "The fact that  
upgrading to our recent stable release will break this critical  
functionality is so-and-so's fault, not ours." this reduces my  
confidence in that maintainer.  Not because he's wrong!  Maybe it  
*is* so-and-so's fault.  But what I'm looking for in the maintainer  
of a stable platform is someone who says "Maybe this wasn't our  
fault, but here are the steps we're taking to get you back on your  
feet as soon as possible.".

Regards,

Zooko