From: Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...>
Date: 2010-09-16T16:07:44+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:32417] Re: Can we convert the standard library to gems?


On Sep 15, 2010, at 22:59 , Lucas Nussbaum wrote:

> Wouldn't custom rubies and custom stdlibs give the impression that a
> distributor is distributing a crippled version of ruby, if the
> distributor provides only the core, and each stdlib library as a
> separate package?

You mean like debian/ubuntu have been doing for years on end? Apparently, this isn't actually a problem.

I throw in with James. I don't think this is a real problem.

> otherwise you will get a lot of fun like:
> "yes i run ruby 1.9.3 on my system"
> "then you should have rdoc"
> "uhm I just see my coworker ran gem uninstall rdoc earlier, is that bad?"

the appropriate response:

"nah, no biggie, just sudo gem install rdoc"

see? easy.

We deal with this ALL THE TIME in IRC and it is No Big Deal�.