Transfer request for `ruby/json`

[hsbt]

Hi, @flori.

I would like to transfer flori/json to ruby/json. Because I have following concerns:

• I can't update configuration of CI or toolchains.
• I can't add write grant for JRuby and TruffleRuby maintainers.
• Rails maintainer have some concerns for JSON gem like https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19528.

It's good time to move json repo under the ruby org.

I keep you as admin grant after transferring ruby org. How about transferring json repo to ruby org?

I already sent same request by email. But I didn't get your response yet. I'm happy to consider for that.

Thanks!

[eregon]

It would be great to move this repo to ruby/json, specifically so it is possible to add new maintainers without asking @flori every time (since it has proven difficult to contact @flori and he is effectively no longer maintaining the gem). @flori It is very understandable you don't have time to maintain the json gem anymore, however when the software is such a critical part of the ecosystem it is important to hand it over to new maintainers (in this case, the GitHub ruby organization).

The json gem is a critical part of the Ruby ecosystem and it is becoming highly problematic (security and maintenance-wise) to leave it in this state where there are no active maintainers of the gem with admin/owner rights (necessary to add new contributors, etc).

I would like to improve the performance of this gem, on TruffleRuby and in general, and already opened a couple PRs related to this. Asking @hsbt to review all of them does not work well because @hsbt understandably has many other things in the Ruby ecosystem to care about.

@byroot and myself would like to help the maintenance of the json gem.