From: Laurent Pointal <laurent.pointal@...>
Date: 2006-11-27T21:15:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby/Python/REXX as a MUCK scripting language

Fred Bayer a �crit :
> 
> Tony Belding wrote:
>> I'm interested in using an off-the-shelf interpreted language as a
>> user-accessible scripting language for a MUCK.  I'm just not sure if I
>> can find one that does everything I need.  The MUCK must be able to
>> call the interpreter and execute scripts with it, but the interpreter
>> must also be able to call functions in the MUCK code.  And then
>> there's the security issue that really worries me. . .  I have to be
>> able to limit what the interpreter can execute.  I can't have my users
>> running scripts that access the console, access the filesystem or
>> sockets directly, or call libraries or other binaries outside the MUCK.
>>
>> Is this practical?  I'm thinking of Ruby or Python for this, if they
>> can meet the requirements.
>>
> 
> Don't forget Lua: www.lua.org
> It fulfills your requirements and is easily embedable.
> 

I Agree with F.Bayer, when reading OP post, I immediatly think about Lua.