From: Jonas Hartmann <Mail@...>
Date: 2004-10-14T21:40:43+09:00
Subject: Re: To all people writing BBS on Rails: let's join forces

Alexey Verkhovsky wrote:
> I've noticed lately that there are at least four different projects
> starting to build Bulletin Board System (a forum) on Rails.
> 
> Why couldn't we build one BBS, four times bigger and better instead? So
> that we can look anyone in the eye and tell them that we have something
> much better than (for argument's sake) phpBB!
> 
> I would like to invite anyone itching to build a BBS to participate in
> my project (http://www.rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-forum). 
> I would also like to join any project that is closer to production grade
> (Ruby Forum is already "demonstrable", and 10-20 evenings away from
> "barely useable for real life purposes"). 
> 
> One condition - it has to be a Rails app.
> 
> Best regards,
> Alexey Verkhovsky

i am a ruby novice/noobie,

i think its a great idea, these free web applications that everyone 
needs (forums/boards, guestbooks, simple polls, blogs, cmss) is what may 
spread ruby further into the minds of the desinformed ;-)

what happens if the best wiki engine on earth is written in ruby? what 
happens if the best free bulletin board on earth is written in ruby? 
what happens if the best cms on earth is written in ruby? (all os, gpl 
or at least bsd style)

i think this might push ruby a lot.
so joined forces is a great idea!