From: Doug H <doug.holton@...>
Date: 2006-03-18T17:58:48+09:00
Subject: Re: The Borg Are At It Again!

I think you're over-reacting.  You know there has already been a
version of ruby for the java runtime too.  Also there is rubyclr, a
bridge between standard ruby and the .NET clr.

Ruby for .net will still be open source it appears.  And John Gough who
is working on it wrote the book on writing compilers for .NET.
My main worry would be that, just like virtually every funded academic
development project out there, ruby.net will be virtually abandoned the
instant funding ends.
Also, IronPython has been over-hyped already for 2 years, even though
it is still far from complete and no where near as fast as normal
python.  But every .NET blogger and python evangelist in the world
talks about it.  And ruby folks are already talking about rubyclr.  So
I don't see how ruby .net can get any significant attention.