From: Sean Chittenden <sean@...>
Date: 2002-10-01T15:27:22+09:00
Subject: Re: announce@ == less email (FAQ item?)

> >> I *do* like to keep the discussion of changing Ruby down to less
> >> than 50% of the message traffic.  Ruby is very powerful as-is. I
> >> prefer to spend time using tools to build, as opposed to worrying
> >> about the exact color and texture of the hand-grip on the
> >> hammer. But that is a bad analogy, as I am very interested in
> >> theory and in language design.  I've pulled a muscle or something
> >> and my shoulder hurts like the devil. I should just be quiet now.
> 
> i can't understand how this two topics (ways to improve ruby and
> language design theory) can be separated. may be we will use russian
> ruletka to select changes for ruby? :)

I'm not advocating splitting up those two topics, I'm advocating
splitting off that discussion onto a new list or having other topics
on new lists.  I think the discussions that are on -talk are valuable,
I just don't have an interest in them and can't help but being
inundated by them.  -sc

-- 
Sean Chittenden