From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2007-05-27T07:22:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby has not been added to LSB 3.2 (but both Perl and Python)

GinTon wrote:
> I've seen that the next version of LSB 3.2 (will be released on June,
> 2007) will add Perl and Python but not Ruby. That mean that the next
> Linux distributions that follow the LSB standard as Debian or Ubuntu
> will have Perl and Python by default.
>
> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LSB_Roadmap
>
> Ruby is the second best programming language that can be easily used
> for SOP (Script-Oriented Programming) only behind of sh shell. So the
> Ruby community should to inform / contact / press to linux-
> foundation.org for that Ruby also been added.
>
> http://merd.sourceforge.net/pixel/language-study/scripting-language/
>
>
>
>   
While I agree that Ruby "should" be part of the LSB, the fact is that 
the committees that oversee LSB and other standards are composed of 
people *invited* to be there, not people who believe that they *should* 
be there. So don't expect much without a *lot* of networking. And don't 
expect whining to get you anything. :)