From: Sean O'Halpin <sean.ohalpin@...>
Date: 2011-09-08T00:15:35+09:00
Subject: Re: posts on Unix systems programming

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> wrote:
> I would like to do a series of mailing list posts on the subject of Unix
> systems programming in Ruby.  I only intend to cover standardized,
> POSIX-compliant features of the standard Ruby distribution.  No
> extensions or Linux-only parts.
>

I would love to see this.

>
> I could do this on a separate mailing list, but I think it'll be
> beneficial to a wider audience in ruby-talk.  I will prefix subjects
> with "[USP]" for ease-of-filtering.  I'll start posting in a week or two
> if there are no objections.  I'll try to space the posts so they're
> several days apart and allow time for questions/clarifications.

Although I'd be happy to see it on ruby-talk (heavens know we could
all do with a bit of education :), a separate mailing list might be
more suitable given some people's strong objections.

> If anybody wants to take mailing list posts and make a website/wiki or
> even publish a book so more people can read it, please do so!  The GPLv3
> protects readers who circumvent DRM if distributed in proprietary
> formats.  Editorial help to fix/correct things will be greatly
> appreciated.

Would you object to someone setting up a github repo to host the code
and a github wiki for the articles?

As for plaintext, I'm with you all the way.

Looking forward to your posts.

Regards,
Sean