From: James Edward Gray II Date: 2010-09-09T21:58:48+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:32224] Re: Can we convert the standard library to gems? On Sep 8, 2010, at 11:55 PM, Ryan Davis wrote: > On Sep 8, 2010, at 14:49 , Marcus Rueckert wrote: > >> why would this be useful? why should we make it so easy to shoot >> yourself in the foot? > > Why would we presume to understand the users' needs better than they? And I thought Ruby's policy has always been to trust us with the sharp scissors. James Edward Gray II