From: Richard Harlos <quadzero@...>
Date: 2002-02-11T00:48:46+09:00
Subject: Re: SourceForge Foundry for Ruby ?

On Sat, 09 Feb 2002 23:44:18 -0500, Lyle Johnson wrote:

>> SourceForge Foundries serve as places for developers to congregate,
>> share expertise and news, get and give advice, and generally help each
>> other develop better software faster (this is Open Source, after all).
> 
> Maybe there's more to a SourceFourge foundry than they're saying here,
> but I guess I don't see the advantage of this over the currently
> existing places for Ruby developers to "... congregate, share expertise
> and news, get and give advice, ..." -- namely, this newsgroup, the RAA,
> RubyGarden, etc. I mean, if it's just another message board or chat
> service of some kind I wouldn't want it to dilute the strength of any of
> the other outlets.

I don't mean to diminish the viability of any of the other resources you
mentioned, Lyle.  I do think, however, that there's quite a bit more
visibility for the Ruby community if they were to e-congregate in a
well-established community that isn't a Ruby-only resource.

A Sourceforge Foundry wouldn't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive
with the other resources you cited, but it might be invaluable for the
Ruby community to co-habitate with other Open Source efforts.

Honestly, I'm not trying to start any conflict over this issue.  I was
just thinking out loud and asking for feedback.  To me, it seems like a
good idea.

Richard
-- 
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea,
   never regains its original dimensions."
              --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.