From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2009-02-13T16:15:34+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:22050] 1.8.6 FTP (was Re:  Re: 1.8.7 Specifics)

Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>
> On Feb 12, 2009, at 10:24 PM, Urabe Shyouhei wrote:
>
>> Hello Ezra,
>>
>> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>>>> The current 1.8.6 maintainer Shyouhei sitting next to me right now,
>>>> just said he'd happy to pass maintenance responsibility if one is
>>>> willing.  So, in case, some one or some organization have interest,
>>>> let us know.
>>
>>>    We at Engine Yard would be honored to take over as maintainers of
>>> ruby1.8.6. We have a lot of customers using it and have a vested
>>> interest in keeping it around and patched with latest security and
>>> efficiency related patches without changing any apis and keeping in 
>>> line
>>> with what folks expect from a stable ruby1.8.6.
>>
>> Thank you for a great offer.  Unless anyone else has an intention, it 
>> is OK
>> for me to pass you my control over Ruby 1.8.6.  In doing that we need 
>> some
>> additional agreements on when to actually pass the role, where to hold
>> mainstream repository (still on ruby-lang.org or on your resource or 
>> somewhere
>> else like github), how to securely share security considerations, and 
>> so on.
>>
>
>
>
> Thank you Matz and Shyouhei, we promise to take very good care of your 
> baby.
>
> I think a lot of people would prefer to see this hosted on github and 
> since we host them we will be able to personally look after it.
>
> We will need a little bit of time to coordinate the transfer of 
> stewardship and setup communication channels to you guys for security 
> related issues. Monday is a holiday here and I need to prepare for 
> this a little bit before we can fully take over. But we can start the 
> planning process now.
>
> Also I want to make sure the community is comfortable with this so if 
> anyone has any objections please speak up.
>
> Thank you
> Ezra Zygmuntowicz
> ez@engineyard.com
>
>
>
>
>

As an official Ruby, could ruby-lang ftp be kept recent?
(e.g. to within 24 hours of last change)

ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/binaries/
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/doc/
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/snapshots/

(Maybe some directory restructuring would help, there)

These are automatically mirrored worldwide.

It could help with users' confidence that this 1.8.6 is not a private fork.


Not really a question - just a prompt :)

Thanks to all,


daz