he's got a point. what is to stop us cutting it from trunk?
On Mon, 28 Nov 2022 at 18:12, Garret Wilson <gar...@globalmentor.com> wrote: > On 11/14/2022 12:04 PM, Gautham Banasandra wrote: > > … > I would like to aim for winutils deprecation by the end of the first > quarter of 2023. > > The key word is "deprecation". Note that the sentence doesn't say the > references in the code to Winutils will be removed by this time. I offered > to remove it immediately. (What's the point of "deprecating" it when it's > an an extra step you're forcing people to take to begin with? Just rip out > the references.) > > … I feel it's a bit > ambitious. But if things fall into place … > > Hardly anything ever "falls into place" the way it is expected. > > Peeps, I'm going to leave this list for the moment because it's bringing a > lot of clutter to my inbox. Let me just summarize: > > - I pointed out that Winutils, however much it was a necessary evil at > the time, needs to go, and go now. I implemented a completely working first > version wrapper. I offered to finish the work by revamping the actual > Apache code. > - Many people said, "Oh, we're already working on that; hold our beer > [that's an expression, for those who may not know] and soon it will be > done!" > - As the months and years roll on and everything remains as it is > (I'll be happy if you prove me wrong), don't forget about me and feel free > to reach out. I'll probably still be eager to fix the Apache code itself it > if someone can figure out a way that I won't have to do it for free and > live half a year off savings to do it. > > Best, > > Garret >
