From: Neil Hodgson <neilh@...>
Date: 2001-02-10T06:10:02+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:10647] Re: Even Tcl/Tk goes ActiveSTATE

Conrad Schneiker

> Here's my thinking along these lines: What are the keys to the kingdom
> (or at least to the outer door thereof)? Seems to me that the answer
> is the Mozilla XPCOM bindings for Ruby. So how about asking
> ActiveState to merely help some designated Ruby volunteer add the
> Mozilla XPCOM bindings for Ruby (while and when they do this for Tcl)
> under the auspice of ActiveState's existing role as a Mozilla
> contributer?

   The XPCOM binding for Python is now published as open source under the
MPL. Anyone sufficiently interested could develop a Ruby binding. I'm
certain Mark Hammond would be only too happy to offer advice even if
ActiveState isn't interested in supporting Ruby yet.

   Neil