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diff --git a/content/drafts/red-hat-open-source-community.rst b/content/drafts/red-hat-open-source-community.rst
index 4bff01f..cf6565f 100644
--- a/content/drafts/red-hat-open-source-community.rst
+++ b/content/drafts/red-hat-open-source-community.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ software that is a decade old, and which its maintainers want nothing to do
with. This post isn't about whether maintaining old software is a good or a bad
idea. It's about the effect it has on the community.
-The Python core developers have ceased providing *any* support for Python 2.6 as
-of October 2013, but Red Hat will continue to support it in RHEL 5, until 2020.
+The Python core developers have ceased providing *any* support for Python 2.6
+as of October 2013, but Red Hat will continue to support it in RHEL 5, until
+2020. _[#]
Many Python projects (such as Django, Twisted, and PyCA Cryptography) are
therefore looking to drop 2.6 support, to lighten their maintenance burden and
@@ -39,3 +40,9 @@ customers who wish they could use newer versions of software, should consider
either compiling it themselves, complaining to whoever procured RHEL for them,
or complaining to Red Hat itself, but please don't demand support from already
overburdened volunteers.
+
+.. _[#]: Technically, RHEL 5 actually comes with Python 2.4, which was last
+ updated in 2008. However, Python 2.6 can be installed via EPEL, which
+ isn't officially supported by Red Hat, but is usually maintained by
+ Fedora developers who work for Red Hat. RHEL 6 officially supports
+ Python 2.6, and Python 2.7 can be obtained via EPEL there.
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