From: shasckaw <shasckaw@...>
Date: 2004-02-10T13:05:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Opinion: Ruby + OpenOffice.org

I agree.
Doesn't any project already exist for allowing such a thing?

Lio

Daniel Carrera wrote:
> 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,