Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz / ruby-lang.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: Ruby Kaigi date confusion"
>     on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 01:24:39 +0900, "Charles O Nutter"
>     <headius / headius.com> writes:
>
> |- Ruby 1.9.1 with YARV will support only native threads, not green
> |- threads? YARV will not support continuations? Ruby 1.9.1 with YARV
> |- will (perhaps, probably, likely) be released what
> |month of what year? "next Christmas" for me would be December 2006
> |timeframe. December 2007 seems to be a very long time away,
> |especially for setting any kind of release date.
>
> (1) Yes, YARV will support only native threads, unless someone persuade
>     ko1 to implement it.  Maybe we need someone to pay him to do so.
>
> (2) No.  ko1 has already programmed basic hooks to implement
>     continuation.  But, unless someone pays, its implementation still
>     has low priority.
>
> (3) 1.9.1 will be released by Christmas 2007 (not 2006).  I know it's
>     long time away.  Hopefully earlier, but we cannot hope much
>     considering how much things need to be done before releasing, and
>     past long period of slow progression.
>
> 							matz.

How would one begin to help with progress? Pick something from ToDo
and send patches?

Steve