From 97e41f211284ce2be06d596ebbc477f0f440cc16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Pilgrim <mark@diveintomark.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:18:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] tweaks in #trove section

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 packaging.html | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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 <p><span class=u>&#x261E;</span>The Python Package Index lets you <a href='http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse'>browse packages by classifier</a>. You can even select multiple classifiers to narrow your search. Classifiers are not invisible metadata that you can just ignore! They&#8217;re quite visible and very useful.
 </blockquote>
 
-<p>You should <em>always</em> include at least these four classifiers:
+<p>The entire <code>classifiers</code> parameter is optional. You can write a Distutils setup script without any classifiers at all. <strong>Don&#8217;t do that.</strong> You should <em>always</em> include at least these classifiers:
 
 <ul>
 <li><b>Programming Language</b>. In particular, you should include both <code>"Programming Language :: Python"</code> and <code>"Programming Language :: Python :: 3"</code>. If you do not include these, your package will not show up in <a href='http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&amp;c=533&amp;show=all'>this list of Python 3-compatible libraries</a>, which linked from the sidebar of every single page of <code>pypi.python.org</code>.
-<li><b>License</b>. This is <em>the absolute first thing I look for</em> when I&#8217;m evaluating third-party libraries. Don&#8217;t make me hunt for this vital information. Don&#8217;t include more than one license classifier unless your software is explicitly available under multiple licenses (and don&#8217;t release software under multiple licenses unless you&#8217;re forced to do so).
+<li><b>License</b>. This is <em>the absolute first thing I look for</em> when I&#8217;m evaluating third-party libraries. Don&#8217;t make me hunt for this vital information. Don&#8217;t include more than one license classifier unless your software is explicitly available under multiple licenses. (And don&#8217;t release software under multiple licenses unless you&#8217;re forced to do so. And don&#8217;t force other people to do so. Licensing is enough of a headache; don&#8217;t make it worse.)
 <li><b>Operating System</b>. If your software only runs on Windows (or Mac OS X, or Linux), I want to know sooner rather than later. If your software runs anywhere without any platform-specific code, use the classifier <code>"Operating System :: OS Independent"</code>. Multiple <code>Operating System</code> classifiers are only necessary if your software requires specific support for each platform. (This is not common.)
 </ul>
 
-<p>I <em>strongly</em> recommend that you also include the following classifications:
+<p>I also recommend that you include the following classifiers:
 
 <ul>
 <li><b>Development Status</b>. Is your software beta quality? Alpha quality? Pre-alpha? Pick one. Be honest.
-<li><b>Framework</b>. Does your software rely on a larger Python framework like <a href=http://www.djangoproject.com/>Django</a> or <a href=http://www.zope.org/>Zope</a>? If not, you can omit this classifier.
-<li><b>Intended Audience</b>. Who would download your software? The most common choices are <code>Developers</code>, <code>End Users/Desktop</code>, <code>Science/Research</code>, and <code>System Administrators</code>. Pick one.
+<li><b>Intended Audience</b>. Who would download your software? The most common choices are <code>Developers</code>, <code>End Users/Desktop</code>, <code>Science/Research</code>, and <code>System Administrators</code>.
+<li><b>Framework</b>. If your software is a plugin for a larger Python framework like <a href=http://www.djangoproject.com/>Django</a> or <a href=http://www.zope.org/>Zope</a>, include the appropriate <code>Framework</code> classifier. If not, omit it.
 <li><b>Topic</b>. There are <a href='http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=list_classifiers'>a large number of topics to choose from</a>; choose all that apply.
 </ul>