From: "Randy W. Sims" <ml-ruby@...>
Date: 2004-09-07T12:08:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby-Nuby forum

Alexey Verkhovsky wrote:
> Dear fellow ruby-talkers,
> 
> I卒d like to put forward an idea to create a forum for newcomers to Ruby.

I love the idea of a beginners forum, but I *hate* web forums. 
Newsgroups and mailing list are a much better medium because discussions 
are threaded and you can easily see what you've read. If you do chose a 
web forum, please consider as a requirement one that has a decent mail 
gateway.

> The forum engine must have most of the features listed above and be
> written in Ruby, or have all features listed above and be portable to
> Ruby (in which case we plan to use it as is initially, and then port it
> to Ruby in the due course).

Err, why does it matter what language it's written in? As long as it's 
functional and meets requirements, use it.

Looking forward to seeing this happen,

Randy.