[I forward the message to the debian-ruby list, as it seems to me it was destined to it. Pity the mailing-list manager doesn't set reply-to headers]
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Ruby-full Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:18:29 -0300 From: Damián Viano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Vincent Fourmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 01:15:57AM +0100, Vincent Fourmond wrote: > I don't ask to put them back in one package, I just want to provide > users with a simple way to get a full ruby install. ruby-full seems like a very reasonable way to do that, IMHO > > These libraries are almost never used and drag in extra dependancies. > > Also, IMHO, libruby-extras has nothing to do with it and this possible > > meta-pkg also lies within the realm of ruby/ruby1.8 core package team. > > Agreed, but I believe there is some possibility to get this into Etch, > but we need to move fast. The package is ready (or nearly so). I'm ready > to give over maintainorship if that is necessary. > > I just find it a pity to read 'debian sucks' on the lists when there's > such a simple solution ;-)... >From a 'our priorities are our users and our software' point of view I see no reason not to create such a package. This is all IMHO, of course, since I'm not involved in ruby packaging(yet). -- Damián Viano(Des) ¯ ¯ - _ _ - ¯ ¯ GPG: 0x6EB95A6F Debian ¯-_GNU_-¯ Linux Web: http://damianv.com.ar/ ¯-¯ -- Vincent Fourmond, PhD student http://vincent.fourmond.neuf.fr/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
