"Django" doesn't implement new features: people do. In this case, Ben Firshman led a group of about a dozen or more to get generic views refactored, and Carl Me

"Django" doesn't implement new features: people do. In this case, Ben Firshman led a group of about a dozen or more to get generic views refactored, and Carl Meyer took point on the long-requested on_delete work. They had itches to scratch, and they scratched them. I agree that auth's gotten long in the tooth, but not enough to be motivated to work on it. The fact that it's stayed unresolved for so long indicates perhaps that most contributors feel similarly. That means that it's going to stay as it is until someone steps up, like Ben or Carl did, and takes the lead in getting something done. Alternatively, I'm available for consulting work and would happily take money to work on any problem you like. My rates are fairly reasonable.