Explain why we didn't use setup.cfg (#667)

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@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ An example Python literal file for the proposed data would be::
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Sticking with ``setup.cfg``
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There are two issues with ``setup.cfg`` used by setuptools as a general
format. One is that they are ``.ini`` files which have issues as mentioned
in the configparser_ discussion above. The other is that the schema for
that file has never been rigourlessly defined and thus it's unknown which
format would be safe to use going forward without potentially confusing
setuptools installations.
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