From 7d3b6e0e21f003154cc59e10cecbf2393a3b4f1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "J. Austin Hughey" Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:28:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] acknowledge Jim in a more salient way --- README.rdoc | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc index da649a94d..a204f3b34 100644 --- a/README.rdoc +++ b/README.rdoc @@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ other projects with similar (and not so similar) goals. == Credits +[Jim Weirich] Who originally created Rake. + [Ryan Dlugosz] For the initial conversation that sparked Rake. [nobu.nokada@softhome.net] For the initial patch for rule support. @@ -138,3 +140,14 @@ This software is provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. +== Historical + +Rake was originally created by Jim Weirich, who unfortunately passed away in +February 2014. This repository was originally hosted at +[github.com/jimweirich/rake](https://github.com/jimweirich/rake/), however +with his passing, has been moved to [ruby/rake](https://github.com/ruby/rake). + +You can view Jim's last commit here: +https://github.com/jimweirich/rake/tree/336559f28f55bce418e2ebcc0a57548dcbac4025 + +Thank you for this great tool, Jim. We'll remember you. From 64f93f1d11257d6d192c6b24f094cb6b0d0be141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "J. Austin Hughey" Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 17:05:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] syntax fix (used to markdown) and link to wikipedia article --- README.rdoc | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc index a204f3b34..985839aa8 100644 --- a/README.rdoc +++ b/README.rdoc @@ -144,10 +144,12 @@ merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Rake was originally created by Jim Weirich, who unfortunately passed away in February 2014. This repository was originally hosted at -[github.com/jimweirich/rake](https://github.com/jimweirich/rake/), however -with his passing, has been moved to [ruby/rake](https://github.com/ruby/rake). +{github.com/jimweirich/rake}[https://github.com/jimweirich/rake/], however +with his passing, has been moved to {ruby/rake}[https://github.com/ruby/rake]. You can view Jim's last commit here: https://github.com/jimweirich/rake/tree/336559f28f55bce418e2ebcc0a57548dcbac4025 +You can {read more about Jim}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weirich] at Wikipedia. + Thank you for this great tool, Jim. We'll remember you.