[Python-Dev] "PIL" vs. "Imaging" (was Re: eggs now mandatory for pypi?)

[Chris Withers]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Looks like the quickest fix is to distribute two source packages, one
> built the traditional way to eliminate breakage for people using the
> current tarball layout, and one built with "sdist".

Why the need for two?

Or, asked differently, who would be hurt if the distribution name became 
PIL? (distribution name != package names in distribution)

Chris

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