From: Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@...>
Date: 2009-02-12T19:25:08+09:00
Subject: Re: If you are happy with the direction of Ruby 1.8.7+, respond

_why 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.
> 
> Sometimes this community feels like one of those marriages where the
> lady marries the guy because she thinks she can change the guy.
> But the guy's the guy! I don't know.

Unless, of course, the guy can be convinced that he's causing the lady 
some sort of pain and seek to change himself. Quietly ignoring the 
problem is what *leads* to mobs and divorces. I think what we're doing 
here is entirely appropriate: raise concerns, discuss, hope for change 
or compromise.

It may be Matz's language, but it's everyone's community.

- Charlie