diff --git a/docs/source/faq.rst b/docs/source/faq.rst index 546205e..5a742d6 100644 --- a/docs/source/faq.rst +++ b/docs/source/faq.rst @@ -6,15 +6,13 @@ Frequently asked questions Why is it called pdfminer.six? ============================== -Pdfminer.six is a for of the `original pdfminer created by Euske +Pdfminer.six is a fork of the `original pdfminer created by Euske `_. Almost all of the code and architecture is in fact created by Euske. But, for a long time this original pdfminer did not -support Python 3. Untill 2020 the original pdfminer only supported Python 2. - -Pdfminer.six started as a fork of the original pdfminer with the goal of adding -support for Python 3. This was done with the six package. The six package helps -to write code that is compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3. Hence, -pdfminer.six. +support Python 3. Until 2020 the original pdfminer only supported Python 2. +The original goal of pdfminer.six was to add support for Python 3. This was +done with the six package. The six package helps to write code that is +compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3. Hence, pdfminer.six. As of 2020, pdfminer.six dropped the support for Python 2 because it was `end-of-life `_. While the .six