From: James Tucker <jftucker@...>
Date: 2010-09-16T23:41:15+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:32431] Re: Can we convert the standard library to gems?


On 16 Sep 2010, at 10:47, Austin Ziegler wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Lucas Nussbaum
> <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> wrote:
>> On 16/09/10 at 11:02 +0900, James Cox wrote:
>>> Still, the idea is that it should be possible to see each stdlib
>>> individually must be what's important:  being able to distinguish
>>> individual packages and make it possible for distributors and
>>> implementors to roll their own rubies with a common core and custom
>>> library.
>> 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?
> 
> If other distributors started embracing RubyGems in the same way that
> Apple has, this wouldn't be a problem.

Apple doesn't provide packages, they provide a filesystem snapshot. This is not valid.