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diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 163986ad..1aec914d 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ build. Static Wheels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Cryptography ships statically-linked wheels for macOS and Windows, ensuring -that these platforms can always use the most-recent OpenSSL, regardless of what -is shipped by default on those platforms. As a result of various difficulties -around Linux binary linking, Cryptography cannot do the same on Linux. +Cryptography ships statically-linked wheels for macOS, Windows, and Linux (via +``manylinux1``). This allows compatible environments to use the most recent +OpenSSL, regardless of what is shipped by default on those platforms. Some +Linux distributions (most notably Alpine) are not ``manylinux1`` compatible so +we cannot distribute wheels for them. However, you can build your own statically-linked wheels that will work on your own systems. This will allow you to continue to use relatively old Linux |