From: Christophe Broult Date: 2001-12-29T01:46:51+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:29544] Re: New Rubygarden poll This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C18FBF.3C595EE0 Content-Type: text/plain > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Middleditch [mailto:elanthis@awesomeplay.com] > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:40 AM > To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org > Subject: [ruby-talk:29543] Re: New Rubygarden poll > > > On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 11:21, Dave Thomas wrote: > > > > This week's poll is about operating systems. Let's see just how > > important it is to get Window's support. Vote now on > > http://www.rubygarden.org/index.php > > Hrm, I think it could have been phrased better. While I primarily use > Ruby, and in fact primarily use *everything*, on Linux, I think Ruby > support on Windows is extremely important. I want to be able > to deploy > applications across many different OSes, Linux, Window, Mac, > etc. here > at work, but I don't want to have to get a box and compiler for every > OS, or setup a cross compiler. I was in the past using Python, and I > will use Ruby for new projects, once they come up. Assuming, > of course, > that both Ruby and the necessary extensions function properly > across the > OSes I need it to. > > Sean Etc. I second this. > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Dave > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C18FBF.3C595EE0 Content-Type: text/html RE: [ruby-talk:29543] Re: New Rubygarden poll

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Middleditch [mailto:elanthis@awesomeplay.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:40 AM
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> Subject: [ruby-talk:29543] Re: New Rubygarden poll
>
>
> On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 11:21, Dave Thomas wrote:
> >
> > This week's poll is about operating systems. Let's see just how
> > important it is to get Window's support. Vote now on
> > http://www.rubygarden.org/index.php
>
> Hrm, I think it could have been phrased better.  While I primarily use
> Ruby, and in fact primarily use *everything*, on Linux, I think Ruby
> support on Windows is extremely important.  I want to be able
> to deploy
> applications across many different OSes, Linux, Window, Mac,
> etc.  here
> at work, but I don't want to have to get a box and compiler for every
> OS, or setup a cross compiler.  I was in the past using Python, and I
> will use Ruby for new projects, once they come up.  Assuming,
> of course,
> that both Ruby and the necessary extensions function properly
> across the
> OSes I need it to. 
>
> Sean Etc.

I second this.

>
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Dave
>
>

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