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+===================================
+Third-party distributions of Django
+===================================
+
+Many third-party distributors are now providing versions of Django integrated
+with their package-management systems. These can make installation and upgrading
+much easier for users of Django since the integration includes the ability to
+automatically install dependencies (like database adapters) that Django
+requires.
+
+Typically, these packages are based on the latest stable release of Django, so
+if you want to use the development version of Django you'll need to follow the
+instructions for :ref:`installing the development version
+<installing-development-version>` from our Subversion repository.
+
+If you're using Linux or a Unix installation, such as OpenSolaris,
+check with your distributor to see if they already package Django. If
+you're using a Linux distro and don't know how to find out if a package
+is available, then now is a good time to learn.  The Django Wiki contains
+a list of `Third Party Distributions`_ to help you out.
+
+.. _`Third Party Distributions`: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Distributions
+
+
+For distributors
+================
+
+If you'd like to package Django for distribution, we'd be happy to help out!
+Please join the `django-developers mailing list`_ and introduce yourself.
+
+We also encourage all distributors to subscribe to the `django-announce mailing
+list`_, which is a (very) low-traffic list for announcing new releases of Django
+and important bugfixes.
+
+.. _django-developers mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers/
+.. _django-announce mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-announce/