# HG changeset patch
# User paulb
# Date 1076543660 0
# Node ID dd93094710c80e56709304a2c32cb88dc79460ce
# Parent  e6f8e93053a0f96d5bca4d2cb607ea741b1b107f
[project @ 2004-02-11 23:54:20 by paulb]
Added a provisional "read me" document.

diff -r e6f8e93053a0 -r dd93094710c8 README.txt
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+++ b/README.txt	Wed Feb 11 23:54:20 2004 +0000
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+WebStack is a package which provides a common API for Python Web applications,
+regardless of the underlying server or framework environment. It should be
+possible with WebStack to design and implement an application and to choose a
+deployment environment, without having to go back and rewrite large parts of
+that application to work in the chosen environment or in other environments
+(should the deployment requirements change after the application has been
+written).
+
+Currently, BaseHTTPRequestHandler (via BaseHTTPServer in the standard library),
+mod_python, Twisted and Webware are supported. Each framework has its own set of
+strengths and weaknesses, but the idea is that deployment concerns can be
+considered separately from the implementation of application functionality.
+
+Things to consider for future releases: higher-level authentication support,
+cookie handling, redirects.