------extPart_001_0000_01C0C1DC.4C2B83E0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Is this a Hoax ?



----- Original Message -----
From: Conrad Schneiker
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 2:42 AM
To: ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org; ruby-talk / netlab.co.jp
Subject: [ruby-talk:13591] Re: ruby-talk volume info?


Robert Feldt wrote:

> My inpression is that the volume on ruby-talk has decreased after the rush
> following on Dave and Andy's book and articles last fall. Anyone got
> scripts for analyzing and confirming this?
>
> Is it a sign of the initial interest coming to rest?

Two words for :-) thought on this topic:

    (1) Slashdot
    (2) ActiveState

WRT (1), what ever happened to that forthcoming book review?

WRT (2), any Ruby guru making plans to move to Vancouver?

FYI & FWIW,

(http://www.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/Komodo/PyXPCOM/)

# PyXPCOM
# Beta Release
# [Etc.]

(http://www.activestate.com/Corporate/Communications/Releases/Press985283476.html)

# Open source innovators join ActiveState
# ActiveState assembles dream team of tech advisors
# VANCOUVER, BC, 2001/03/27
#
# ActiveState, the leader in open source programming tools, announces
# the appointment of many of the top minds in open source to its
# Technical Advisory Board. Joining the team is: Larry Wall, Brendan
# Eich, Guido van Rossum, Rasmus Lerdorf, and Jon Udell.
#
# "I enjoy working with ActiveState on Perl development. They really
# believe in the Perl philosophy 'there's more than one way to do it.'
# They're in the business of enabling everyone to get the job done,"
# said Larry Wall, creator of Perl.
#
# """Python has benefited from ActiveState's contributions to the
# community such as ActivePython and Komodo, and their participation
# in the Python Software Foundation. I look forward to working with
# them,""" said Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python.
#
# "ActiveState has the vision and understanding of the Mozilla
# project.  It's great to see an organization with a language/tools
# focus developing with the Mozilla framework," stated Brendan Eich,
# creator of JavaScript and Architect for Mozilla.
#
# "ActiveState's efforts with Perl and Python make them well-suited to
# provide similar products and services for PHP. I'm pleased to assist
# them in their future development," commented Rasmus Lerdorf, creator
# of PHP.
#
# "I've been using and writing about scripting languages for years and
# am thrilled to see a critical mass of language inventors at
# ActiveState. The knowledge transfer and synergies that will develop
# will be a great benefit to the community. I'm excited to be a part
# of this," stated Jon Udell, former executive editor Byte.
#
# "ActiveState has demonstrated insightfulness and leadership by
# integrating and enhancing many open source technologies to create
# new products and new programming environments, such as Komodo.
# ActiveState's ability to recruit these thought leaders to its
# advisory board clearly establishes the company as one of the most
# important players in high level programming languages," noted
# Michael Tiemann, CTO of Red Hat.
#
# "These language innovators have changed the face of technology with
# tens of millions of people using their software. They will have a
# profound collective influence on our emerging technologies and on
# our goal of making open source languages more accessible to both
# casual programmers and the business community," said Dick Hardt,
# Founder & CEO of ActiveState.

--
Conrad Schneiker
(This note is unofficial and subject to improvement without notice.)<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com<br></p>

------extPart_001_0000_01C0C1DC.4C2B83E0
Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Is this a Hoax<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; FONT-COLOR: black"><B>From:</B>&nbsp;Conrad Schneiker</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B>&nbsp;Tuesday, April 10, 2001 2:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B>&nbsp;ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org; ruby-talk / netlab.co.jp</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B>&nbsp;[ruby-talk:13591] Re: ruby-talk volume info?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Robert Feldt wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; My inpression is that the volume on ruby-talk has decreased after the rush<BR>&gt; following on Dave and Andy's book and articles last fall. Anyone got<BR>&gt; scripts for analyzing and confirming this?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Is it a sign of the initial interest coming to rest?<BR><BR>Two words for :-) thought on this topic:<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) Slashdot<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) ActiveState<BR><BR>WRT (1), whatver happened to that forthcoming book review?<BR><BR>WRT (2), any Ruby guru making plans to move to Vancouver?<BR><BR>FYI &amp; FWIW,<BR><BR>(http://www.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/Komodo/PyXPCOM/)<BR><BR># PyXPCOM<BR># Beta Release<BR># [Etc.]<BR><BR>(http://www.activestate.com/Corporate/Communications/Releases/Press985283476.html)<BR><BR># Open source innovators join ActiveState<BR># ActiveState assembles dream team of tech advisors<BR># VANCOUVER, BC, 2001/03/27<BR>#<BR># ActiveState, the leader inpen source programming tools, announces<BR># the appointment of many ofhe top minds in open source to its<BR># Technical Advisory Board. Joining the team is: Larry Wall, Brendan<BR># Eich, Guido van Rossum, Rasmus Lerdorf, and Jon Udell.<BR>#<BR># "I enjoy working with ActiveState on Perl development. They really<BR># believe in the Perl philosophy 'there's more than one way to do it.'<BR># They're in the business of enabling everyone to get the job done,"<BR># said Larry Wall, creator of Perl.<BR>#<BR># """Python has benefited from ActiveState's contributions to the<BR># community such as ActivePython and Komodo, and their participation<BR># inhe Python Software Foundation. I look forward to working with<BR># them,""" said Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python.<BR>#<BR># "ActiveStateas the vision and understanding of the Mozilla<BR># project.&nbsp; It'sreat to see an organization with a language/tools<BR># focus developingith the Mozilla framework," stated Brendan Eich,<BR># creator of JavaScript and Architect for Mozilla.<BR>#<BR># "ActiveState's efforts with Perl and Python make them well-suited to<BR># provide similar products and services for PHP. I'm pleased to assist<BR># them in their future development," commented Rasmus Lerdorf, creator<BR># of PHP.<BR>#<BR># "I've beensing and writing about scripting languages for years and<BR># am thrilled to see a critical mass of language inventors at<BR># ActiveState. The knowledge transfer and synergies that will develop<BR># will be a great benefit to the community. I'm excited to be a part<BR># of this," stated Jon Udell, former executive editor Byte.<BR>#<BR># "ActiveState has demonstrated insightfulness and leadership by<BR># integrating and enhancing many open source technologies to create<BR># new products and new programming environments, such as Komodo.<BR># ActiveState's ability to recruit these thought leaders to its<BR># advisory board clearly establishes the company as one of the most<BR># important players in high level programminganguages," noted<BR># Michael Tiemann, CTO of Red Hat.<BR>#<BR># "Theseanguage innovators have changed the face of technology with<BR># tens of millions of people using their software. They will have a<BR># profoundollective influence on our emerging technologies and on<BR># our goal of making open source languages more accessible to both<BR># casual programmers and the business community," said Dick Hardt,<BR># Founder &amp; CEO of ActiveState.<BR><BR>--<BR>Conrad Schneiker<BR>(This note is unofficial and subject to improvement without notice.)<BR> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><DIV><BR><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com<br></p></DIV>

------extPart_001_0000_01C0C1DC.4C2B83E0--