From: why the lucky stiff <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2004-02-18T07:06:48+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby, Chapters 1 to 3

Alexander Kellett wrote:

>On Tuesday 17 February 2004 22:04, gabriele renzi wrote:
>  
>
>>I love this.
>>I repeat:
>>I love this.
>>too bad I can't give it to my little cousin that does not speak
>>english ;)
>>    
>>
>
>how about translations? :)
>
>my dutch really does suck but i'd just love to get my 
>cousins speaking ruby as i'm pretty fluent in that :)
>
Calm down.  I want to help everyone's cousins.  Let's see what we can do.

I have not an whim of idea as to how we could get this book translated.  
Especially considering that I am constantly revising and rephrasing.  In 
addition, I intend to change flow based on audience reaction.  I fear 
that embarking on translation too soon will either (a) inhibit the 
flexibility of revisions or (b) drive the translators to harpoon 
theyselves, leaving behind them a smattering of ancient (poignant) 
translations.  Yeh?

I *starch* you!  (And we'll make it through this together.)

_why