[Python-Dev] RFC: Including PIL in 1.6

[esr@thyrsus.com]

Greg Ward <gward@mems-exchange.org>:
> -1 from me.  What's the point of the Distutils if we just throw
> everything "useful" into the standard distribution?

Watch that argument -- it could turn and bite you.  What's the justification
for including, e.g. POP client classes in the standard distribution?

One of Python's most important strengths is the "batteries *are*
included" richness of the standard environment.
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