From: "Nikodemus Siivola" <tsiivola / cc.hut.fi> > > On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > > > Which one gets the name XML::Parser? > > None of them, until (if ever) one of them becomes the canonical one, > included in the standard library. > > -- Nikodemus I second the idea that none be named that, and that they are all named XML::Parser::REXML XML::Parser::NQXML ... And then just create your own shortcuts: require "xml/parser/rexml" Parser = XML::Parser::REXML It doesn't get any more Ruby-ish that that. Gavin