From: Richard Lyman <lymans@...>
Date: 2004-10-23T02:32:40+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] RubyGarden FAQ Revival

Sorry to be bugging you so much.... but I can't stop loving the new
functionality and setup!!

What about allowing this FAQ to branch out?

Could RubyForge tie into this so that any project on RubyForge would
have FAQ-ability using the same username and passwords - same URL?

I ask this because I'd love to have the ability to centralize
question/answer stuff, and more importantly to actually have it. There
are so many projects where because of lanugage barriers, or because of
age or neglect, a project becomes unuseable. The ruby community would
greatly benefit from a php.net styl of docs+user_comments in the form
of a centralized FAQ.

Imagine being curious about a module someone had provided on
RubyForge, downloading it to find that the code might be fantastic but
the documentation non-existent. This is where a centralized community
contributed FAQ would shine. I'm trying to do something in Ruby but
can't seem to figure it out on my own, I search the Ruby FAQ. If I
don't find anything, I post a question. A group that had previously
volunteered to 'support' that module/library/application would be
notified via email of my pending question(s), and would be abel to
supply an answer. The answer and question would then be stored in the
'Ruby FAQ'

Personally... that's a _dream come true_ for Ruby.

-Rich