Update of aging README

README.rst

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-
 backtrader
 ==========
 
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 **Tickets**
 
-  If it's **NOT an issue** (i.e.: bug), don't post it as an issue. It will be
-  automatically closed.
+  The ticket system is (was, actually) more often than not abused to ask for
+  advice about samples.
 
 For **feedback/questions/...** use the `Community <https://community.backtrader.com>`_
 
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 Python 2/3 Support
 ==================
 
-  - Python ``2.7``
-  - Python ``3.2`` / ``3.3``/ ``3.4`` / ``3.5`` / ``3.6`` / ``3.7``
+  - Python >= ``3.2``
 
   - It also works with ``pypy`` and ``pypy3`` (no plotting - ``matplotlib`` is
     not supported under *pypy*)
 
-Compatibility is tested during development with ``2.7`` and ``3.5``
-
-The other versions are tested automatically with *Travis*.
-
 Installation
 ============
 
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   - Z: Revision version number. To be changed for documentation updates, small
     changes, small bug fixes
   - I: Number of Indicators already built into the platform
-
-Alternatives
-============
-
-If after seeing the docs and some samples (see the blog also) you feel this is
-not your cup of tea, you can always have a look at similar Python platforms:
-
-  - `PyAlgoTrade <https://github.com/gbeced/pyalgotrade>`_
-  - `Zipline <https://github.com/quantopian/zipline>`_
-  - `Ultra-Finance <https://code.google.com/p/ultra-finance/>`_
-  - `ProfitPy <https://code.google.com/p/profitpy/>`_
-  - `pybacktest <https://github.com/ematvey/pybacktest>`_
-  - `prophet <https://github.com/Emsu/prophet>`_
-  - `quant <https://github.com/maihde/quant>`_
-  - `AlephNull <https://github.com/CarterBain/AlephNull>`_
-  - `Trading with Python <http://www.tradingwithpython.com/>`_
-  - `visualize-wealth <https://github.com/benjaminmgross/visualize-wealth>`_
-  - `tia: Toolkit for integration and analysis
-    <https://github.com/bpsmith/tia>`_
-  - `QuantSoftware Toolkit
-    <http://wiki.quantsoftware.org/index.php?title=QuantSoftware_ToolKit>`_
-  - `Pinkfish <http://fja05680.github.io/pinkfish/>`_
-  - `bt <http://pmorissette.github.io/bt/index.html>`_
-
-     ``bt`` slightly pre-dates ``backtrader`` and has a completely different
-     approach but it is funny *bt* was also chosen as the abbreviation for
-     ``backtrader`` during imports and that some of the methods have the same
-     naming (obvious naming anyhow): ``run``, ``plot`` ...
-
-  - `PyThalesians <https://github.com/thalesians/pythalesians>`_
-
-  - `QSTrader <https://github.com/mhallsmoore/qstrader/>`_
-  - `QSForex <https://github.com/mhallsmoore/qsforex>`_
-  - `pysystemtrade <https://github.com/robcarver17/pysystemtrade>`_
-  - `QTPyLib <https://github.com/ranaroussi/qtpylib>`_
-  - `RQalpha <https://github.com/ricequant/rqalpha>`_