Hi folks! The dev list is working to get our next minor release line, 1.8.z, ready to ship.
We're looking to modernize our Ruby support, and there is currently a ticket[1] to drop support for Ruby 1.8. At the moment, the implementation moves us to Ruby 2.0. We'd like to know how this will impact downstream folks. Ruby 1.8 has been EOL for a *very* long time and 1.9 recently reached EOL as well[2]. That said, Java 6 has been EOL since Feb 2013 and we still support it for the Java bindings[3]. What do folks think? [1]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-1559 [2]: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/02/23/support-for-ruby-1-9-3-has-ended/ even with the late extension for 1.8, it's been EOL for a year https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/07/01/eol-for-1-8-7-and-1-9-2/ [3]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html -- Sean
