From: Mark Hubbart <discord@...>
Date: 2004-05-01T08:22:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Installer [was Opportunities and pitfalls; was "Introducing myself - Sascha Ebach"]


On Apr 30, 2004, at 1:15 PM, Curt Hibbs wrote:

> Mark Hubbart wrote:
>>
>>> The reason I point all of this out is because all of these projects
>>> rely on
>>> volunteers like you and me to make progress. And, obviously, we can 
>>> do
>>> a lot
>>> more if we work together rather than duplicate efforts.
>>
>> Of course! Thank you for pointing these out; I'll definitely be
>> checking out he Ruby Installer project, and seeing if it's extensible
>> enough for my ideas, or if it can be made extensible enough.
>
> I don't want to mislead you here -- the Ruby Installer project *is* the
> Windows Installer, and  what is currently there is completely windows
> specific. But I want to see it expand in scope to encompass other 
> platforms.
> This may (or may not) end up being separate code-bases maintained 
> under the
> umbrella of the "Ruby Installer" project.
>
> But in order for that to happen someone would have to step up and take 
> on
> the task of championing one or more additional platforms.

I understood that. previously I had thought that the focus of the 
project was narrower than it was; but if there is some existing code 
that can be reused, and the project maintainers are open to adding more 
supported platforms, I would happily start with the windows installer 
and make it work for macs. As long as it isn't too much more work than 
starting from scratch :)

This assumes, also, that I will find enough time to do this. I hope I 
can, but the way things go...

--Mark