From: Conrad Schneiker <schneiker@...>
Date: 2000-05-24T22:34:21-05:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:02969] Re: RUBY NEWSGROUP FAQ -- Rough draft.

Hi,

Dave Thomas wrote:

> "Conrad Schneiker" <schneiker@jump.net> writes:
>
> >     Ruby FAQ:
> >
> >         http://www.rubycentral.com/ref/
>                                      ^^^ faq

Oops!

> > 2.1 Tell me about comp.lang.ruby.
> >
> >     comp.lang.ruby was officially approved in early June, 2000. Here
>                                                 May?  ^^^^

Looks like my mind's on (an upcoming) vacation.

> >         (a) Start with one of these keywords if appropriate:
> >
> >             ANNOUNCE -- new Ruby code, docs, or URLs of interest.
> >             BUG      -- report a definite bug.
>
> I think we might mention the bug database somewhere.
>
> Perhaps something like:
>
>    If posting a bug report, please copy your message to
>
>         mailto:ruby-bugs@ruby-lang.org
>
>    This will enter your report into the Ruby bug database. You can
>    browse the database at
>
>         http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/ruby-bugs

Good point.

I'm also going to include or paraphrase your recently posted note about what
makes Ruby so great, plus mention forthcoming English Ruby books.

> >             JOB      -- advertise a Ruby-related job.
>
> Yes!

I figured this would help sell people on Ruby, while hopefully providing
some useful feedback.

> Conrad:
>
> Nice work. Thanks for all your efforts getting the newsgroup
> established, and helping it run smoothly.

You're welcome. And thanks for the proofreading.

Conrad