> I think a note in the README for docs indicating that the code is being > rewritten (with a bug link and an ETA) would have prevented me from > investing time in it.
Probably. But this is Apache and nothing happens at Apache unless it happens on the mailing list. Friendly note saying, "hey guys, this ancient ruby junk is fucking retarded: I'M GOING IN" is the best way to make sure we're not trampling each other. > I'd like to see the Ruby code gone by 3.4, or 3.5 at the latest. We have > plenty of hands who are familiar with JavaScript / Node.js, and probably > countably few who know Ruby... > I'd like to see it gone too.