James Britt wrote: > alang / cronosys.com wrote: > >> Quoting James Britt <james_b / neurogami.com>: >> >>> In other words, what is the value in encouraging people to contribute to >>> CodeZoo? >> >> >> >> While I basically agree with this, I think overall the fact that Ruby >> is getting >> more attention on a site like O'Reilly's is a good thing. If some >> people are in >> the mindset that "it's not a Real Language (TM) until O'Reilly gets >> involved/prints a book/has a website" (as silly as this is) then I >> think it's >> all for the better. I probably won't ever contribute anything >> directly to >> CodeZoo, but if they happen to pick up any Ruby from another source >> then I >> don't see a problem. Think of it as a "get the word out" site for >> newcomers, >> while most of the traditional activity will still be on RubyForge, >> RAA, etc. >> >> Just my $0.02. > > > I also just now read Curt's forwarding of the explanation of CodeZoo > content acquisition, so (if I have this right) one can simply add a > project to RubyForge, and CodeZoo will pick it up before too long. > > All in all a good thing. In fact, there isn't anyway to contribute something directly to CodeZoo. Curt