From 0e6b518f3570f01f0bf1225727470bc273d1c0a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pablo Hoffman Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 21:18:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added FAQ entry about Django --HG-- extra : convert_revision : svn%3Ab85faa78-f9eb-468e-a121-7cced6da292c%40697 --- scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst index ac8247ff6..fa3946f11 100644 --- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst +++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst @@ -29,3 +29,20 @@ Does Scrapy work with Python 3.0? No, and there are no plans to port Scrapy to Python 3.0 yet. At the moment Scrapy requires Python 2.5 or 2.6. +Does Scrapy "stole" X from Django? +---------------------------------- + +Probably, but we don't like that word. We think Django is a great open source +project and an example to follow, so we've used it as an inspiration for +Scrapy. + +We believe that, if something is already done well, there's no need to reinvent +it. This concept, besides being one of the foundations for open source and free +software, not only applies to software but also to documentation, procedures, +policies, etc. So, instead of going through each problem ourselves, we choose +to copy ideas from those projects that have already solved them properly, and +focus on the real problems we need to solve. + +We'd be proud if Scrapy serves as an inspiration for other projects. Feel free +to stole from us! +