From: TAKAHASHI Masayoshi <maki@...>
Date: 2002-02-25T01:30:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Setting the Ruby continued

ptkwt@shell1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson) wrote:
> How much traffic is on the ruby-dev list?

See below, please.

year/month  mails
2001/01:    231 ***********************
2001/02:    187 ******************
2001/03:    384 **************************************
2001/04:    354 ***********************************
2001/05:    359 ***********************************
2001/06:    289 ****************************
2001/07:    469 **********************************************
2001/08:    424 ******************************************
2001/09:    225 **********************
2001/10:    183 ******************
2001/11:    307 ******************************
2001/12:    290 *****************************
2002/01:    210 *********************
2002/02:    217 *********************

> Would it be possible for 
> someone who can translate from Japanese to English could give us a weekly 
> summary of ruby-dev highlights (kind of like the current Ruby Weekly News 
> - actually, it could even be an entry on that page).

It's not impossible, but it may be difficult to continue it...
It's hard work to me, but I can ask other member to try it.

> I think there is 
> some frustration out there (probably not justified) that maybe there isn't 
> much activity going on to create Ruby 1.8 or the next generation (Rite).  

As far as I know, there is lesser information of Rite in ruby-dev
than in ruby-talk. It has not been opened yet. We are waiting.

> A case 
> in point:  I belive, if I recall correctly, that there is someone in Japan 
> working on the Rite bytecode VM and, if I understand correctly, it is 
> related to core next-generation Ruby development.

Yes, there is, but I think his VM is not immediately related to
Rite's VM. I think it's "other implementation" of Ruby core
using VM.
# But Rite may use other VM as its backend...?([ruby-talk:34594])


Regards,

TAKAHASHI 'Maki' Masayoshi     E-mail: maki@rubycolor.org