From: Warren Brian Noronha <warren@...>
Date: 2003-01-24T23:10:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Can we attack the 'not enough libraries' thing straight on?

dear devels
 it would also be nice to have all the libs assorted like 
	File/
		Filetools.....
			......
	IO/
		Pipe.....
	IPC/
		Msg
		SysV......
regards
warren brian noronha
warren@freedomink.org

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:01:52 +0900
Tom Sawyer <transami@transami.net> wrote:

> want to here a crazy idea?
> 
> make require internet capable:
> 
> 	require 'http://www.ruby.or/raa/somepackage/code.rb'
> 
> oh, it gets crazier. before going out on the internet require will look for it 
> locally. if it is available locally great, but if the package is not 
> installed locally then it will use raainstall to install it. then finish the 
> require. in essence, all code in the RAA gets a namespace according to the 
> url and that is used for the require.
> 
> crazy?
> 
> -- 
> tom sawyer, aka transami
> transami@transami.net
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