Facet v.0.2 has been released in Source Forge.  This version include the 
following changes:

- Inclusion of the usage guide
- Translation of error resource IDs to translated messages.

The Facet is an open source framework for the development of 
Enterprise-level applications using the Ruby programming language and 
associated open source systems such as OpenLDAP, Postgres, and Apache 
Web sever. Using OO-Programming, CGI services, XML and XSL, Facet 
promotes an application infrastructure based on the 
Model-View-Controller paradigm for developing sophisticated systems 
quickly and effectivily.

Core goals of the Facet are as follows:

-       Support for tag-based distribution channels such as HTML and WML
-       Encapsulated support for XML-RPC and SOAP for distributed calling
-       XSL based template system
-       Automated dispatching of users requests to associated actions
-       Centralized CGI processing controller
-       Support for internationalization
-       Integrated authentication with LDAP
-       Simple framework based on best practices for web development
-       Utility classes to support common business requirements
-       Support for different templating systems
-       Automatic management (display/logging) of errors

Facet can be downloaded from the Ruby Application Archive at
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/raa-
list.rhtml?name=Ruby+Web+Application+Framework

Bryan