Matthew K. Williams wrote:
[...]
> I would argue that these machines are a special case.  Since he's said
> that he's working on a *desktop* application, then the server machines 
> are
> "right out".  

Correct.

> As for desktops, the vast majority of them will have java.
> It may not be universal, but it's certainly more available without
> requiring users to install additional software than Tk.  

Well, the only reason I'm even considering something other than JRuby is 
that it appears that there are ways of packaging up MRI into native apps 
that don't require a system Ruby interpreter.  No way am I going to make 
my end users install Tk/wxRuby/whatever to run my app.

> Moreover, with
> JRuby, all of the dependencies, as well as the application, can be 
> shipped
> in a single jar file, or distributed via WebStart, which makes for a
> relatively pain-free install.

And Web Start is another reason I was attracted to JRuby -- it should be 
possible for even users who can't *install* my app to run it through Web 
Start...

> 
> Matt

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