From: Chad Fowler <chad@...>
Date: 2010-09-06T10:38:15+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:32078] Re: merging nokogiri to ext/

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On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Vincent Isambart <vincent.isambart@gmail.com
> wrote:

> > Supposedly there are REXML tests that are maintained outside of Ruby,
> > but I don't know where those are.  :-(
>
> There are tests in the tar.gz available on the official REXML web page:
> http://www.germane-software.com/archives/rexml_3.1.7.3.tgz
>
>
They are quite bad.

I think removing REXML and other non-essential libraries is a good idea and
important to help open up the library ecosystem. Presence of a library in
the standard library discourages developers from creating their own
competing libraries.

Chad

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Vincent =
Isambart <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:vincent.isambart@gmail.com=
">vincent.isambart@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">&gt; Supposedly there are REXML tests that are maintained=
 outside of Ruby,<br>
&gt; but I don&#39;t know where those are. =A0:-(<br>
<br>
</div>There are tests in the tar.gz available on the official REXML web pag=
e:<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.germane-software.com/archives/rexml_3.1.7.3.tgz" targ=
et=3D"_blank">http://www.germane-software.com/archives/rexml_3.1.7.3.tgz</a=
><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br><div>They are quite bad.</div><div><br></div><div>I =
think removing REXML and other non-essential libraries is a good idea and i=
mportant to help open up the library ecosystem. Presence of a library in th=
e standard library discourages developers from creating their own competing=
 libraries.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chad</div>

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