[ruby-core:25434] Re: [Feature #2033] Move Core Development to Git

On Sep 5, 2009, at 17:59 , Run Paint Run Run wrote:

> RubyGems, Rake, and MiniTest show the utility of this approach.

I'm really not comfortable with you using one of my projects as  
justification for your idea. Especially since I'm completely against  
your idea.

I should also point out that rubygems is on subversion and minitest is  
on *gasp* perforce, so they should be considered counterexamples.

Rake is, I believe, officially on git... and yet, it seems to have had  
far fewer releases (barring compatibility fix releases) and accepts  
far fewer contributions than minitest or rubygems.

> There's passion here. Feed it.

We're WAY beyond passion. I don't think it should be fed.

There is nothing stopping you or anyone else from using git to work on  
ruby. Indeed, it has been pointed out several times in this thread,  
yet that seems to be ignored continuously. There is no reason for you  
or anyone else to be pushing git on others.

This zealotry is tiring.

zealot |ˈzelət|
noun
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their  
religious, political, or other ideals.
• ( Zealot) historical a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a  
world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until ad 70.
DERIVATIVES
zealotry |-ətrē| noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense [member of an ancient Jewish  
sect] ): viaecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun  
‘be jealous,’ from zēlos (seezeal ).

THE RIGHT WORD
An enthusiast displays an intense and eager interest in something (: a  
sky-diving enthusiast).
A fanatic is not only intense and eager but possibly irrational in his  
or her enthusiasm; fanatic suggests extreme devotion and a willingness  
to go to any length to maintain or carry out one's beliefs (: a fly- 
fishing fanatic who hired a helicopter to reach his favorite stream).
A zealot exhibits not only extreme devotion but vehement activity in  
support of a cause or goal (: a feminist zealot who spent most of her  
time campaigning for women's rights).
An extremist is a supporter of extreme doctrines or practices,  
particularly in a political context (: a paramilitary extremist who  
anticipated the overthrow of the government).
But it is the bigot who causes the most trouble, exhibiting obstinate  
and often blind devotion to his or her beliefs and opinions. In  
contrast to fanatic and zealot, the term bigot implies intolerance and  
contempt for those who do not agree (: a bigot who could not accept  
his daughter's decision to marry outside her religion).