From: JamesBritt <james@...>
Date: 2002-09-05T13:52:47+09:00
Subject: RE: suggestions to the Ruby community

>
> I have followed the discussions on this subject and
> there have been many good comments. But now I think
> it is an appropriate time to inject a little organization
> into this project and move it forward on a steady basis.
>
> Below is a list of actions that I think will help get
> our cause started:
>
>  1. Form a ruby-doc mailing list to begin discussions
>     related to documentation.
>  2. Form a Ruby Document Organizing Committee (RDOC)
>     for purpose of officially reviewing the document
>     standardization process and voting on
>     decisions (of course Matz has ultimate veto power).

I would like to join.

>  3. Start a web page to publicize the activities
>     of the documentation project.

There's www.rubydoc.net, no?  And the RDP site, too.
http://www.ruby-lang.org/~rubikitch/RDP-en.cgi?cmd=view;name=top



>  4. Start the paper work for the standardization process.
>     a Gather Requirements and write Requirements specification.
>       i. get feedback from community
>       ii. have committee review and approve
>     b. Write functional specification
>       i. get feedback from community
>       ii. have committee review and approve
>     c. Create design document
>       i. get feedback from community
>       ii. have committee review and approve
>     4. Implement RDOC process and develop tools
>     5. Integrate 4 into releases of Ruby
>
> I welcome your comments along the lines:
>
>   a) this is a good idea, let's get going
>      and I want to be on the committee

a)


James



> Cheers
> --
> Jim Freeze
> ----------
> Programming Ruby
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