On 11/14/2022 12:04 PM, Gautham Banasandra wrote:
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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
