On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:17:58 +0100 Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> wrote:
> > So at this point, I want to see if lloyd makes any progress towards an > > actual yajl release and/or adding a co-maintainer, before even trying to > > get formal upstream support for single quoting. We could always create > > a git submodule with our own choice of fork (since there are already > > forks that do single-quote parsing) - but the mantra of 'upstream first' > > has a lot of merit (I'm reluctant to fork without good reason). > > The value proposition of replacing our flawed JSON parser isn't in > saving big on maintenance, it's in not having to find and fix its flaws. > > If the replacement needs a lot of work to fit our needs, the value > proposition becomes negative. > > A JSON parser shouldn't require much maintenance, as JSON is simple, > doesn't change, and parsing has few system dependencies. Let me suggest this crazy idea: have you guys considered breaking compatibility?
