From: James Britt Date: 2008-08-09T13:33:46+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.7-p71 / 1.8.6-p286 released (Security Fix) Brian Andrews wrote: > So Joe Developer should download the Ruby source code, fire up his C > compiler of choice, compile his own version of Ruby, and start building > and release software using his custom compiled version of Ruby?! If they like. It's open-source. The reality (not the straw man) is that *some* people do take time out of their lives to make such binaries available to others. It's called "doing a favor." > > If there are 20,000 Ruby developers on the Windows platform, you are > suggesting that 20,000 potentially different compiled versions of the > Ruby binaries is acceptable?! To me, that's bonkers. Don't use what you don't want or don't trust. Be glad for the choices that are their. There *are* people who look for differently compiled versions, and typically thank the people who provide them. > > Why does this ftp site even exist > ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/binaries/mswin32? Isn't it where the > Ruby maintainers release the "officially" compiled Windows binaries? If > not, what's it for then? And why can't the latest patch be compiled and > made available upon announcement? > Feel free to do so. It would be much appreciated. The "Ruby maintainers" are, by and large, just regular folks who step up to help out when they see something missing. But feel free to denigrate their efforts. -- 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