I guess this is his response to your mail then:

http://onthethought.blogspot.com/2005/01/thinking-in-ruby-not.html

Jeff Wood wrote:
> Premshree Pillai wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:36:22 +0900, Luc Heinrich <lucsky / mac.com>
wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Another one: Bruce Eckel (for whom I had lots of respect) has said
that
> >>Ruby is not worth learning compared to Python (which is why I lost
all
> >>the respect I had for him, poof, instantly gone, bye bye), so
Python
> >>wins again.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That was in a FAQ, right? That comment doesn't exist anymore, I
think.
> >Maybe he changed his views or something. :)
> >
> To all interested parties:
>
> I've corresponded with Mr. Eckel directly about Ruby ( recently ...
like
> November '04 )
>
> His response was that he had looked at it a "years ago" and that it
> seemed "very perlish".  So, he stated that he's "been following it
> peripherally".
>
> He also stated "If I get a chance to take a tutorial, I will probably

> try to do so."
>
> I'm only giving snippets because I want to protect Mr. Eckel's
privacy
> as much as I can.
>
> Since this email, I have sent further email including at least what
*I*
> consider to be the top 3 tutorials for Ruby ( online )....
>
> Pickaxe Online ...
> Why's Poignant Guide ...
> and, the Tutorial included in the standard documentation.
>
> Anyways, there's the $0.02 I know about this topic.  Hope it helps
somebody.
> 
> j.