From: Mike Bayer <mike_mp@zzzcomputing.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:58:46 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: attic
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attic
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diff --git a/doc/build/dialects/index.rst b/doc/build/dialects/index.rst
index a40f564d10..fabdb44d93 100644
--- a/doc/build/dialects/index.rst
+++ b/doc/build/dialects/index.rst
@@ -56,8 +56,19 @@ Dialects that are in an incomplete state or are considered somewhat experimental
 
 * `sqlalchemy-foundationdb <https://github.com/FoundationDB/sql-layer-adapter-sqlalchemy>`_ - driver and ORM extensions for the `Foundation DB <http://foundationdb.com/>`_ database, making use of the `FoundationDB SQL Layer <https://foundationdb.com/layers/sql/index.html>`_.
 * `CALCHIPAN <https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/calchipan/>`_ - Adapts `Pandas <http://pandas.pydata.org/>`_ dataframes to SQLAlchemy.
-* `sqlalchemy-access <https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/sqlalchemy-access>`_ - driver for Microsoft Access.
 * `sqlalchemy-cubrid <https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/sqlalchemy-cubrid>`_ - driver for the CUBRID database.
+
+Attic
+^^^^^
+
+Dialects in the "attic" are those that were contributed for SQLAlchemy long ago
+but have received little attention or demand since then, and are now moved out to
+their own repositories in at best a semi-working state.
+Community members interested in these dialects should feel free to pick up on
+their current codebase and fork off into working libraries.
+
+* `sqlalchemy-access <https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/sqlalchemy-access>`_ - driver for Microsoft Access.
+* `sqlalchemy-informixdb <https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/sqlalchemy-informixdb>`_ - driver for the informixdb DBAPI.
 * `sqlalchemy-maxdb <https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/sqlalchemy-maxdb>`_ - driver for the MaxDB database