From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-05-26T07:07:26+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:15733] Re: Wow! (impressed newbie)

Erik B�gfors <erik@bagfors.nu> writes:

> On 26 May 2001 06:10:05 +0900, Phil Tomson wrote:
> > 
> 
> > 4) Publicity (Instead of Advocacy, a term that has gotten a bad name)
> > Python is doing very well in the publicity department right now with lots 
> > or articles being written lately.  By publicity I mean that the aim is to 
> > let people know that we're here and that Ruby presents a viable 
> > alternative.  We don't need the kind of advocacy that tends to hurt more 
> > than it helps ("Our language X users are so much [smarter, tolerant, ...] 
> > than those [stupid, intolerant,...] language Y users...").  We need 
> > publicity that educates potential users about the features of Ruby and 
> > what it can offer programmers.  
> > 
> 
> Just getting something like "Ruby weekly news" that we could link to
> from sites such as lwn.net and the same would help (there is always
> python links there)

Well, there's the log on RubyGarden. It just needs people to
contribute. (hint, hint)


Dave