From: "Berger, Daniel" <djberge@...>
Date: 2002-07-11T23:53:46+09:00
Subject: RE: Commercial Support for Ruby

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> 
>     I am trying to "sell" my manager on the idea of using 
> Ruby to develop
> some of our new products.  One of the things he told me was that, in
> looking toward the future, in order to be ISO 900x qualified, 
> we must be
> using languages for which there exists commercial support.  
> He asked if
> there was any commercial support for Ruby.  Thus, my question:
> 
>      Does anyone know of any firms (not individual consultants) which
> offer commercial support for, or a commercialized version of Ruby?
> 
> If you could send your replies to me, personally, I'd appreciate it,
> as I'm no longer subscribed to the mailing list due to pressures of
> work, lack of time, etc.  Thanks alot.
> 
> Dennis Newbold
> dennisn@pe.net 

Right now?  None that I'm aware of.  This is why I'd like to see ActiveState
Ruby - it promotes the language by getting PHB's to use it.

/me thinks of writing up a proposal to ActiveState.  What's Vancouver like,
anyway. :)

Regards,

Dan