From: Conrad Schneiker <schneik@...>
Date: 2000-07-24T16:38:41-05:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:04197] Re: ruby-ann?

Hi,

Aleksi Niemel wrote:

> Would it be too much work to set up  a new mailing list called ruby-ann or
> whatever, where people could ANNounce their new scripts or new versions of
> libraries.
>
> RAA Entry updates could be automatically forwarded (unless explicitly
> requested no forwarding with a check box). Those messages would all use same
> format with all necessary information (like Changed since previous version,
> Urgency).
>
> Additionally there could be one lightly marked HTML (XML) page, which is
> automatically updated, and each new announcement would add line to the
> beginning of the file. This would enable someone to write simple script to
> download (and auto-install :) all latest inventions of the Ruby community.
>
> Currently I find it hard to follow what's going on at RAA. It seems one has
> to visit it every now and then. If there's something helping one out
> already, it would be nice to know.

Rather than starting a separate mail list, I'd prefer that such announcements go
to comp.lang.ruby (which is mirrored to ruby-lang ML), with an easily recognized
subject prefix format such as "RAA-ANN: <topic>". This makes it easy for people
to either follow or skip such postings. This also makes such postings accessible
to deja.com searches. This also provides the sort of public track record that
will make it easier and less contentious to get a comp.lang.ruby.modules and a
comp.lang.ruby.announce newsgroups approved in the future.

--
Conrad Schneiker
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