From: Trevor Turk <trevorturk@...>
Date: 2006-12-19T02:43:24+09:00
Subject: Ruby, Debian, and Media Temple

I recently tried to run some Rails plugins (techno-weenie's White
List) that require a version of Ruby greater than the one Debian is
currently using. I'm wondering if anyone happens to know if/when
Debian might upgrade to a newer version of Ruby - or if anyone knows
if/how to install a newer version on a shared hosting plan
(specifically, Media Temple grid server).

I'm not trying to start another conversation about what Debian should
or should not support. I don't pretend to know anything about that. I
just need to figure out if I should (a) wait for Debian, and hopefully
Media Temple to upgrade, (b) try to get a newer version running for
myself on this shared hosting, or (c) forget about using plugins that
require something newer than 1.8.2.

Any help very much appreciated. Thanks.