From: Curt Hibbs <curt.hibbs@...>
Date: 2005-11-01T12:39:28+09:00
Subject: Re: The Last Goodbye for #ruby-lang

On 10/31/05, Zed A. Shaw <zedshaw@zedshaw.com> wrote:
> Hello Ruby Friends,
>
> I've had a really great time hanging out with you folks, and think some
> of the best goodies are coming out of this camp.  While everyone else
> is out trying to make money I find Ruby people try to make money
> by still doing what they love.  It's a real joy writing free stuff for
> you all as I really feel like people here appreciate what I create.
>
> Alas, nothing is permanent.  After much thought on the matter, I've
> decided that I'll not be attending the #ruby-lang IRC channel anymore.
> I enjoy chatting with all of you, but I feel my time is better spent
> writing code then telling funny jokes and making people smile.  I hope
> you all enjoyed the laugh.  :-)

I think you just confirmed my longstanding descision to avoid IRC or
other IMs. There's already too many distractions, and if I added any
more I wouldn't get anything done!

Curt