From: James Britt Date: 2008-08-09T03:45:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.7-p71 / 1.8.6-p286 released (Security Fix) Brian Andrews wrote: > How can a patch be considered "released" without the Windows binaries > being made available? Is compiling the Ruby source code for Windows > difficult? If so, what's the hangup? Binaries for all platforms should > be available before any "patch" announcement is made. Why? People with a strong interest in a particular platform need to make sure they can build on their platform of choice, and not expect some unpaid volunteer to do it for them. Besides, to wait to release *fixed* code until binaries for *all* platforms are offered is, in fact, bonkers. A release is source code; anything else is icing on the cake. -- James Britt www.happycamperstudios.com - Wicked Cool Coding www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys www.ruby-doc.org - Ruby Help & Documentation www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff