Jim Freeze wrote:
> On Saturday, 15 May 2004 at 10:38:51 +0900, Ryan Paul wrote:
> 
>>On Sat, 15 May 2004 05:58:43 +0900, Sascha Ebach wrote:
>>
>>If ruby is adapted to fit the needs of
>>big business, it will lose it's flexibility, and it will be much less fun
>>to use!
> 
> 
> It depends on how you and businesses look at the situation. In my
> opinion, Ruby is ideal for business and will give any company
> that adopts it a competitive edge. (To be competitive, you need
> to use a tool that is better than your competitor's.)

I believe this is the crux of any Ruby advocacy effort.  I'm not 
interested in specing out corporate needs and then seeing how to change 
Ruby.  I want to have something other than my own anecdotal experience 
and gut feeling to convince others that Ruby, as is, can meet their needs.

James