Rip it up and start again

Same author, same problem, better understanding, clean room implementation.
LOGBack
I wish more of the old guard of OSS projects would do this.

Rip it up and start again
I said rip it up and start again
I said rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and start again

[Orange Juice - Rip It Up]

And why not put it on GoogleCode Hosting while you are at it.