2008/9/28 Trans <transfire / gmail.com>:
>
> On Sep 25, 1:39 pm, "Berger, Daniel" <Daniel.Ber... / qwest.com> wrote:
>>
>> Then there's the other option of removing everything from the standard
>> library completely except rubygems, and letting folks install only what
>> they want. But, maybe that's another topic. :)
>
> Probably not quite everything should go. But, given that RubyGems is
> now standard, and used by everyone, I'd say that sounds like a damn
> good idea.

I do not think this is a good idea because especially in corporate
environments chances are that you either are not allowed or cannot
install additional software. This is an administrator's nightmare.
Plus, you cannot make sure that two installations are identical
version wise.  We do already today have discussions like "it works on
1.8.6 but not on 1.8.4" and the like - we would additionally see "it
works on my 1.8.7 but not on my colleague's 1.8.7". I don't think this
change is worth the effort.

Cheers

robert


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