On Jan 12, 12:38 ¨Βν¬ Δαξιεμ Βεςηες Όδκβες®®®ΐηναιμ®γονΎ χςοτεΊ > On Dec 15 2008, 9:32 ¨Βν¬ Δαξιεμ Βεςηες Όδκβες®®®ΐηναιμ®γονΎ χςοτεΊ > > > > > Hi, > > > There's a project out there called "zliby" [1] which partially > > implements the zlib library. Unfortunately, only the Zlib::GzipReader > > class has been implemented so far. I'd like to have a pure Ruby > > implementation of the Zlib::GzipWriter class. > > > I've put in a feature request [2] but I'd like to see it expedited. In > > order to expedite this, I'm offering $100 to anyone who can implement > > it. In order to qualify for the bounty, your Zlib::GzipWriter class > > must meet the following criteria: > > > * It must be pure Ruby. No extensions. No FFI. > > * It must have tests (and pass them) > > * It must match the current Zlib::GzipWriter interface > > * It must be cross platform > > * It must be able to generate a proper gem file from a gemspec (the > > acid test) > > * It must be contributed back to the zliby project > > * It must be done within 60 days of this post > > <snip> > > And the winner is...Park Heesob! We actually had two competitors for > the bounty (much to my surprise), and it was very close (again, to my > surprise), but in the end Park's code passed an acid test that > Charles' code did not.[1] > > So, congratulations to Park Heesob for not only creating a > Zlib::GzipWriter implementation, but for also creating a pure Ruby > version of the underlying zlib 1.2.3 library! > > WOOHOO! > > Regards, > > Dan > > [1] However, I hate to see Charles go unrewarded for his wonderful > efforts, so any matchers are free to distribute their bounties as they > see fit. I have some bucks with Park and Charles names printed on them ;-) Park: I have your Paypal info, will send you as soon as possible. Charles: can you tell me your paypal email? Again: do anyone knows a good platform to to bounties for open source projects? Regards, -- Luis Lavena