From: Conrad Schneiker <schneiker@...>
Date: 2001-10-06T14:01:28+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22152] Re: Let's work on Windows support

Hi,

"Robert Hicks" <bobhicks@nospam.adelphia.net> wrote:
> Rich Kilmer wrote:
>
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Alan Moore [mailto:alan_moore@gmx.net]
> >>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:17 PM
> >>To: ruby-talk ML
> >>Subject: [ruby-talk:21970] Re: Let's work on Windows support
> >>
> >>
> >>Furio R. Filoseta wrote:
> >>
> >>>I am just a developer, not a Guru, but it seems to me that the .NET way
> >>>would be easier and, in the long run, better for Windows users. I am
> >>>working right now with C# and felt I had to take a look into MSIL and
it
> >>>seems quite exhaustive to me.
> >>>
> >>>Given the enormous effort Microsoft is putting into .NET I think doing
> >>>the .NET way would be all gain.
> >>>
> >>Will .NET be included in the home version of XP?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Yes...It will be part of a service pack

According to comments made at an Austin .net user's group meeting, .NET is
also available for installation on Windows 2000.

>  From the looks of things though that will not be until early next year.
> Are we supposed to wait? I think not. I do not think that .NET is the
> way to go for Ruby.

Ahem. "... THE way to go for Ruby." ???  :-)

(Don't worry, after I recovered, I saw the qualifications that came later.)

Conrad