From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2004-02-10T06:58:36+09:00
Subject: Opinion: Ruby + OpenOffice.org

Hi guys,

I've been thinking about the idea of Ruby bindings for OpenOffice.org.  I 
am thinking that:

1.  This might benefit OOo, by making OOo programming easier.  Especially 
if the bindings are well designed.  Hopefully, this would attract more 
programmers.


2.  If (1) happens, that would benefit Ruby.  OOo is one of the most 
popular open source programs.  It is widely used in Linux, Windows and 
there is a Mac OS X port in progress.  If OOo comes with a copy of Ruby, 
then there would be millions of users with Ruby installed.  Furthermore, 
OOo is growing at an impressive rate.  Last year Munich got 14,000 copies.  
Later on China ordered a few millions.  Last week an Indian copany ordered 
another 15,000.

So there might be a growing market for OOo-related applications, which 
Ruby could capitalize on.  This could spark interest in Ruby as well.



I would like to hear some opinions on this.  Do you guys think that Ruby 
bindings for OOo would be worth it?  Do you agree with my hypothesis?

I'm trying to figure out if this is a project worth doing.  I'd like to 
hear your thoughts on this.

Cheers,
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