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MyASPN >> Mail Archive >> ruby-talk
ruby-talk
Re: Ruby is exploding onto the scene as Java did at the end of 1990s
by Patrick Hurley other posts by this author
Aug 17 2006 11:47AM messages near this date
Re: Ruby is exploding onto the scene as Java did at the end of 1990s | Re: Ruby is exploding onto the scene as Java did at the end of 1990s
On 8/17/06, Francis Cianfrocca <garbagecat10@[...].com>  wrote:
>  Ruby currently faces a totally different market dynamic (and set of
>  opportunities) because its community is perceived as having a
>  significant anti-business streak to it, as Linux did in its early
>  days.

Really?, I have never picked up an anti-business vibe from the Ruby
community. I get the impression that most people here are professional
programmers who love Ruby and either use it in business or would love
to do so. The Ruby license (unlike the GPL) is very business friendly.

pth
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