Deprecate ruby 1.x, document known issue with redirect drops

Gemfile

@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ end
 
 # Gems used during test and development that should be OMITTED from the gemspec
 group :test do
-  gem 'ruby-debug',
-      :platforms => [:ruby_18]
-  gem 'debugger',
-      :platforms => [:ruby_19, :ruby_20, :ruby_21]
+  gem 'byebug',
+      :platforms => [:ruby_20, :ruby_21]
   gem 'jeweler', '~> 2.0'
 end

Gemfile.lock

@@ -3,20 +3,14 @@ GEM
   specs:
     addressable (2.3.6)
     builder (3.2.2)
+    byebug (6.0.2)
     coderay (1.1.0)
-    columnize (0.3.6)
     coveralls (0.7.1)
       multi_json (~> 1.3)
       rest-client
       simplecov (>= 0.7)
       term-ansicolor
       thor
-    debugger (1.6.6)
-      columnize (>= 0.3.1)
-      debugger-linecache (~> 1.2.0)
-      debugger-ruby_core_source (~> 1.3.2)
-    debugger-linecache (1.2.0)
-    debugger-ruby_core_source (1.3.2)
     diff-lcs (1.1.3)
     docile (1.1.5)
     faraday (0.8.9)
@@ -44,8 +38,6 @@ GEM
     json (1.8.1)
     jwt (0.1.11)
       multi_json (>= 1.5)
-    linecache (0.46)
-      rbx-require-relative (> 0.0.4)
     method_source (0.8.2)
     mime-types (1.25.1)
     multi_json (1.10.1)
@@ -64,7 +56,6 @@ GEM
       slop (~> 3.4)
     rack (1.5.2)
     rake (0.8.7)
-    rbx-require-relative (0.0.9)
     rdoc (4.1.1)
       json (~> 1.4)
     rest-client (1.6.8)
@@ -78,11 +69,6 @@ GEM
     rspec-expectations (2.9.1)
       diff-lcs (~> 1.1.3)
     rspec-mocks (2.9.0)
-    ruby-debug (0.10.4)
-      columnize (>= 0.1)
-      ruby-debug-base (~> 0.10.4.0)
-    ruby-debug-base (0.10.4)
-      linecache (>= 0.3)
     simplecov (0.9.0)
       docile (~> 1.1.0)
       multi_json
@@ -98,8 +84,8 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
+  byebug
   coveralls
-  debugger
   flexmock (= 0.8.7)
   jeweler (~> 2.0)
   json (~> 1.0)
@@ -108,4 +94,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake (= 0.8.7)
   rest-client (~> 1.6)
   rspec (= 2.9.0)
-  ruby-debug
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.10.6

README.md

@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@ It is assumed that users are already familiar with the RightScale API:
 Maintained by the RightScale QA ServerTemplate and Ivory Automation Team
 
 ## Installation
-Ruby 1.8.7 or higher is required.
+Ruby 2.0 or higher is required as of version 1.6
 
     gem install right_api_client
 
+## Known issues:
+ * Cookies are lost on follow redirect.  This is a bug introduced in rest-client. 
+[Github issue #406](https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/406)
+has already been filed for this.  To work around this, please lock the rest-client version 
+to 1.7 until the issue is fixed.
+
 ## Versioning
 The right\_api\_client gem is versioned using the usual X.Y.Z notation, where X.Y is the
 RightScale API version, and Z is the client version. For example, if you want to use
-RightScale API 1.5, you should use the latest version of the 1.5 gem. This will ensure
+RightScale API 1.5, you should use the latest version of the 1.6 gem. This will ensure
 that you get the latest bug fixes for the client that is compatible with that API version.
 
 ## Usage Instructions
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ navigate to the Settings > Account Settings page. The account is is at the end o
     puts "Available methods: #{@client.api_methods}"
 
 The client makes working with and getting to know the API much easier. It spiders the API dynamically to
-discover its resources on the fly. At every step, the user has the ability to query api_methods(), which
+discover its resources on the fly. At every step, the user has the ability to query api\_methods(), which
 indicates the potential methods that can be called. **The ```config/login.yml.example``` file provides
 details of different login parameters, for example, oauth authentication.**
 
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ Launch the newly created server. Inputs are a bit tricky so they have to be set
     inputs = "inputs[][name]=NAME1&inputs[][value]=text:VALUE1&inputs[][name]=NAME2&inputs[][value]=text:VALUE2"
     new_server.show.launch(inputs)
 
-Run a script on the server. The API does not currently expose right_scripts, hence, the script href has
+Run a script on the server. The API does not currently expose right\_scripts, hence, the script href has
 to be retrieved from the dashboard and put in the following href format.
 
     script_href = "right_script_href=/api/right_scripts/382371"
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ Update the server's name
     params = { :server => {:name => 'New Server Name'}}
     @client.servers(:id => 'my_server_id').update(params)
 
-Terminate the server (i.e. shutdown its current_instance)
+Terminate the server (i.e. shutdown its current\_instance)
 
     @client.servers(:id => 'my_server_id').show.terminate
 
@@ -309,14 +315,15 @@ bundle exec rspec spec/functional
 
 ## Wrong ruby version
 
-Ruby 1.8.7 or higher is required.
+Version 1.5.x: Ruby 1.x is required.
+Version 1.6.x  Ruby 2.0 or higher is required.
 
 ## Warning message: To disable read timeouts, please set timeout to nil instead of -1
 
 To avoid this message you can set ```:timeout```  when creating your RightAp::Client object.  You will need
 to use a different value depending on which version of rest-client is being used.
 
-### rest-client 1.6.x supports ruby 1.8.x
+### for right\_api\_client versions 1.5x,  rest-client 1.6.x supports ruby 1.8.x
 * ```:timeout => nil```, 60 second timeout (default of Net::HTTP)
 * ```:timeout => -1```, infinite timeout.