Better describe why this library exists. Refs #5

pyca · Aug 11, 2013 · 9f3468d · 9f3468d
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@@ -12,10 +12,3 @@ recipes to Python developers.
 
 It is currently in early development and isn't recommended for general usage
 yet. It targets Python 2.6-2.7, Python 3.2+, as well as PyPy.
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-Why a new crypto library for Python?
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-
-None of the existing ones work on PyPy, and many of them are unmaintained or
-are based around very poor implementations of algorithms (i.e ones with known
-side-channel attacks).
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ Welcome to ``cryptography``
 ``cryptography`` is a Python library which exposes cryptographic primitives and
 recipes.
 
+Why a new crypto library for Python?
+------------------------------------
+
+We wanted to address a few issues with existing cryptography libraries in
+Python:
+
+* Lack of PyPy support
+* Lack of maintenance
+* Use poor implementations of algorithms (i.e. ones with known side-channel
+  attacks)
+* Lack of high level, "Cryptography for humans", APIs
+
+
 Contents:
 
 .. toctree::