From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2008-06-20T04:48:49+09:00
Subject: [ANN] ruby-community-announcements Mailing List

Hi folks,

As an experiment, I created a Google Group dedicated specifically to
Ruby Community Announcements:

http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-community-announcements

What is a Ruby community announcement?  In my mind, it's notice of a
new release, a new book on Ruby, some new service available for
Rubyists, and other things of the like.  It doesn't necessarily need
to be non-commercial, but it should be 'of community interest'.  If
you move your blog or start a new one, posting a link would be a
community announcement.  If you post a link to every blog post you
write, you're probably just being annoying.

I realized that ever since I stopped regularly reading RubyTalk, I've
been missing out on the many great announcements here.  I guess I have
found myself still deeply interested in what everyone is 'doing' even
if I can't keep track of what everyone is saying now that the volume
is so high.

If you like this idea, please sign up.  If you don't like this idea,
just don't sign up.  I know this is a sensitive issue for some and if
this new group never takes off, I don't mind.   I'm also not
suggesting that people use this as the *only* place for their
announcements, I'll still be sure to announce major releases and stuff
on RubyTalk, and I think a lot of others will want to, too.

Anyway, hope that some folks find this useful.  If you do, spread the
word and start announcing your stuff on the list.  I'm sorry for not
discussing it here first, but I doubt we'd ever come to a consensus ;)

-greg