From: Aldric Giacomoni <aldric@...>
Date: 2009-12-30T01:03:08+09:00
Subject: Re: A Ruby appliance: What would you include?

Phillip Gawlowski wrote:
> 
> Don't be afraid. If you can make a case, that @distro is superior in UX,
> support, and ecosystem, by all means say so!
> 
> But keep in mind that a sizable chunk of users of this Appliance are
> more than likely to be utter newbies to Linux *and* Ruby.
> 
> If they are stuck, they'll look for support on the web, and it is far
> easier to find a random forum post that handles an Ubuntu issue than any
> other distro (much as I feel that OpenSUSE is superior, personally).
> 
> It'd also make things easier for appliance-user MLs, since pointing to
> Ubuntu solutions is so easy. ;)
> 
> The Appliance'll have to include custom code, too, to create a smooth
> "turn key" experience, I bet, so the choice of distro might influence 
> this.
> 
> The choice of distribution to use is *fundamental*, and we better
> consider all the options now, before a single line of code is written. 
> :)

Fair points.
I don't want to pollute Ruby-Talk with ... Distro-talk though, so I'll 
start writing on this wave (public wave, accessibly by all): 
https://wave.google.com/wave/#restored:wave:googlewave.com!w%252BWsu54CnMA
Wave should also be findable with the 'ruby appliance' tag
Hopefully your invite comes through quickly... :)
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