From: Mark Wilson <mwilson13@...>
Date: 2003-01-06T04:40:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Forward: Drafting a 'The Year in Scripting Languages'

I also don't think I can write the article because I don't know what's 
important or know enough about Ruby.  However, I irrevocably assign the 
following to whoever does write the article (without the need for 
credit to me):

1.  The release of 1.6.8.

2.  The release of 1.8 preview.

3.  The inclusion of Test:Unit and REXML in the standard distribution.

4.  Continued work (with more needed) on English (and other languages) 
documentation for libraries and applications currently documented in 
Japanese.

5.  Inclusion of Ruby 1.6.7 in Mac OS X 10.2.

6.  Any developments as to the Windows distribution.

7.  Plans (the details of which are as yet undisclosed) to increase the 
speed of the Ruby interpreter.

8.  The publication in early 2002 of The Ruby Way and Teach Yourself 
Ruby in 21 Days.  Any others?  Also any interesting books in 
non-English?

9.  Growing interest in Fox and FxRuby as a desirable Ruby GUI.

10.  Ruby and the web developments (mod_ruby, eruby, amrita).

I would also be willing to help whoever writes the article in any way 
that I can.


On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 01:16 PM, Daniel Carrera wrote:

> I do think that this is something we should do.  I can't do it myself
> because I'm just getting started with Ruby.
>
> Matz, your English is pretty good.  But if you still feel 
> unconfortable, I
> understand.  I still struggle with English myself and I often make
> embarassing mistakes.
>
> Still, no one knows Ruby as well as you do.  Perhaps you could write a
> point-form list of things to put down each category and one of the 
> native
> speakers who is knowledgeable of Ruby can turn that into a full 
> article.
>
> Could you do that?  Would someone volunteer to write the article if 
> Matz
> made a list of possible points to mention?
>
> Daniel.
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In message "Re: Forward: Drafting a "The Year in Scripting Languages""
>>     on 03/01/05, Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@soyabean.com.au> writes:
>>
>> |> Is anybody interested in the following and willing to write an
>> article |> about the scripting language?  I wanted to do it myself, 
>> but
>> it's too |> hard for me due to my poor English.  Please contact me, or
>> |> <mcharity at veridian dot org>.
>> |
>> |If you still want to do it, I say go for it.  Your English is very
>> |good, and any native speaker could remove the few mistakes you would
>> |make.
>>
>> The deadline is 9th.  It takes far longer than you thought for me to
>> write an English article.  It's too short for me.
>>
>> 							matz.
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