Deprecating phobos modules [was: Re: Isn't it about time for D3?]

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On Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 09:38:06 UTC, Martin Nowak wrote:
> I'd be in favor of finally deprecating all sub-standard phobos 
> module (moving them to https://github.com/dlang/undeaD) to make 
> room for good implementations. Having a vacant place might be 
> more encouraging than to wait for something better to come 
> along.
> Of course discussing which modules should be obsoleted is a 
> tricky question.
>
> std.signals
> std.xml
> std.outbuffer
> std.socket
> std.json // maybe ;)
>
> I do not at all agree that a big language change is needed.
> We just changed the lookup rules with 
> http://dlang.org/changelog/2.071.0.html and managed to make 
> this a transition instead of a break.
> Also without a proposed feature list this discussion is 
> somewhat lame.

Let's do this!

https://github.com/dlang/phobos/pull/5488