From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2009-02-12T08:35:50+09:00
Subject: Re: If you are happy with the direction of Ruby 1.8.7+, respond

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 5:11 PM, _why <why@ruby-lang.org> wrote:

> Folks, I'd stay away from the heavy-handed approach with Matz. He
> doesn't respond to a mob. And despite all the hype and business that
> now revolves around Ruby, it's still the man's language and his life
> work.

Ah, but it's not Matz's issue.  I actually love Ruby 1.9.1,  and every
time I ask Matz about this he says "I don't maintain 1.8".
The issue is not with change, but with change that something that was
previously labeled non-changing in a defacto way .

-greg

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