[Distutils] Setuptools-Distribute merge announcement

[Vinay Sajip]

Carl Meyer <carl <at> oddbird.net> writes:

> 
> On 03/13/2013 06:54 PM, PJ Eby wrote:
> > Jason Coombs (head of the Distribute project) and I are working on
> > merging the bulk of the improvements distribute made into the
> > setuptools code base.  He has volunteered to take over maintenance of
> > setuptools, and I welcome his assistance.
> 
> This merge is very good news for Python packaging. Kudos and thanks to
> you and Jason.
> 
> This also seems like an appropriate opportunity to say: thank you for
> building the first working packaging system for Python (the one that all
> popular packaging tools are still based on), and for all the work you've
> put into it over the years.
> 

Emphatic +1!

Regards,

Vinay Sajip