From: Masao Mutoh <mutoh@...>
Date: 2005-12-30T11:16:25+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Ruby-GetText-Package-1.1.0

Hi Tom,

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:33:16 +0900
"Tom Cloyd" <tomcloyd@bestmindhealth.com> wrote:

> Masao,
> 
> Please - realize that only part of the world understands obscure  
> statements like "Ruby-GetText-Package is a Native Language Support Library  
> and Tools which is modeled after GNU gettext package, but is not a wrapper  
> of GNU GetText."
> 
> As a Rubie-newbie, and a user of Windows, I have almost NO idea what this  
> means. What in blazes is "GNU GetText"? I scanned several pages at the Get  
> Text web site, and nowhere could I find a simple statement telling me what  
> this ruby thing DOES (and why I shouldn't just ignore it, which is what I  
> decided to so).
> 
> It just seems to me that if you want people like me to dig into this  
> package, it might be made less baffling. Time is precious.

OK. I'll improve the explanation since next release announce.

Thanks.

Masao.

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.:% Masao Mutoh<mutoh@highway.ne.jp>