strip "+" from components of platform.python_version_tuple()
bump xacto to 0.8.2
write out METADATA (1.2) to satisfy kafka + setuptools
use `git apply` instead of `patch`
remove generic uWSGI/l4sh patch in favor of versioned... versions
temp fix to handle dynamic versions
write out legacy entry_points.txt; TODO: impl zippy.pkg_resources
initial README
small README reformatting