From: Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries@...>
Date: 2002-03-20T08:41:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Development of Windows version of Ruby

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:05:27 GMT, "Albert L. Wagner" <alwagner@uark.edu> wrote:

>I am both delighted and saddened at this thread; Delighted that
>windows users are coming face to face with some of the
>deficiences of the windows os and saddened that they are
>attempting to scapegoat Ruby for window's failings.  
>
>I personally could care less if Ruby ever gets popular on
>windows.  After all, you have VB, right?

Actually I have Smalltalk.

But there's no scapegoating implied. If Ruby is to be as popular as it deserves
to be, my opinion is that there needs to be a good Windows version. While
Windows isn't the best of anything, it's biggest. In my opinion it's not a good
idea to ignore it.

Ronald E Jeffries
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http://www.objectmentor.com
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