# Ruby 1.9.0 is released **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 25, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153 "2007-12-25T16:05:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/41 "2007-12-26T14:12:30Z")
Ubuntu has a development version. Nei Kai wrote: > ``` > hi, I'm a little confused. If it is released now, what is > the one on > Synaptic list in Ubuntu 7.10? > Package: ruby1.9 > Version: 1.9.0+20070830-2ubuntu1 > > Could anyone give an explanation? > Thank you. > > ning > > 2007/12/26, Shawn A. [\](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > ``` > > > ``` > > Thank you, thank you, thank you. > > > > /Shawn > > > > On Dec 25, 2007 10:08 PM, Jeremy McAnally [\](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > wrote: > > > > ``` > > > >
> > 
Could you point out some areas that are in dire need 
> > 
> > ```
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> > of documentation?  
> > I’ve been wanting to get involved with Ruby core documentation but  
> > haven’t had a discrete task list to concentrate on.
> > 
> > –Jeremy
> > 
> > On Dec 25, 2007 8:44 PM, Yukihiro M. [\](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> > ```
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> > > ```
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > In message “Re: Ruby 1.9.0 is released”  
> > > on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:52:21 +0900, Rk Ch [\](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
> > > ```
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > ```
> > writes:
> > ```
> >   
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> > > ```
> > > |Great christmas gift! Thanks for guys hard worked.
> > > 
> > > We worked hard. But it’s just a beginning. We still need to do a lot  
> > > of work on 1.9:
> > > ```
> > > 
> > > - preparing more detailed document of 1.9 changes than the current  
> > > doc/NEWS.
> > > 
> > > - some gems for obsolete and lost libraries, e.g. base64.
> > > 
> > > - migration path (and tools) from 1.8.
> > > 
> > > - document, document, document.
> > > 
> > > But let us rest for a while. We welcome volunteers.  
> > > Join [\](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> > > list.
> > > 
> > > ```
> > > matz.
> > > 
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ```
> > > 
> > > –  
> > > [http://www.jeremymcanally.com/](http://www.jeremymcanally.com/)
> > > 
> > > My books:  
> > > Ruby in Practice  
> > > [http://www.manning.com/mcanally/](http://www.manning.com/mcanally/)
> > > 
> > > My free Ruby e-book  
> > > [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/)
> > > 
> > > My blogs:  
> > > [http://www.mrneighborly.com/](http://www.mrneighborly.com/)  
> > > [http://www.rubyinpractice.com/](http://www.rubyinpractice.com/)
> > > 
> > > ```
> > >
> > > > > > > > > ``` > > > > ``` > > > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/42 "2007-12-26T15:32:55Z")
It’s greet if can use Wiki pages. –Philo ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/43 "2007-12-26T14:46:29Z")
Hi, In message “Re: Ruby 1.9.0 is released” on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:08:21 +0900, “Jeremy McAnally” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: | |Could you point out some areas that are in dire need of documentation? | I’ve been wanting to get involved with Ruby core documentation but |haven’t had a discrete task list to concentrate on. How about updating doc/NEWS file, and sending patches to [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) list? Or we can set up Wiki pages for cooperate documentation writing. ``` matz. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/44 "2007-12-26T16:50:14Z")
I don’t think ubuntu updates to new versions of software after the initial release unless it’s a bugfix release. I think Nei Kai would have to compile Ruby 1.9.0 to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/45 "2007-12-26T18:53:12Z")
Yukihiro M. wrote: > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) list? Or we can set up Wiki pages for > cooperate documentation writing. What about [spec.ruby-doc.org](http://spec.ruby-doc.org)? It’s already got a lot of documentation for various aspects of 1.8, and I’d be ecstatic if it could be used as a cooperative place to document Ruby 1.9 as well. - Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/46 "2007-12-26T20:31:01Z")
Matz, Thank you. You and your team have made my life much better 🙂 ~Wayne ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/47 "2007-12-26T23:19:50Z")
Quoth Praveen R.: > Please use plain text emails on this mailing list, it helps to ensure everyone can read your message quickly and easily. Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/48 "2007-12-27T00:49:32Z")
Hi, In message “Re: Ruby 1.9.0 is released” on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:52:17 +0900, Charles Oliver N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: |\> How about updating doc/NEWS file, and sending patches to |\> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) list? Or we can set up Wiki pages for |\> cooperate documentation writing. | |What about [spec.ruby-doc.org](http://spec.ruby-doc.org)? It’s already got a lot of documentation |for various aspects of 1.8, and I’d be ecstatic if it could be used as a |cooperative place to document Ruby 1.9 as well. It’s a great place if they accept 1.9 changes in spec. ``` matz. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/49 "2007-12-27T06:08:00Z")
That would be fantastic. Perhaps we could branch the 1.8 spec and 1.9 spec so the work can continue on both? –Jeremy On Dec 26, 2007 12:52 PM, Charles Oliver N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > – [http://www.jeremymcanally.com/](http://www.jeremymcanally.com/) My books: Ruby in Practice > **[Ruby in Practice](https://www.manning.com/books/ruby-in-practice)** > > Like Ruby itself, Ruby in Practice will make you more productive. The book shows you practical techniques and strategies for small projects and large-scale environments. A cookbook-style reference, it gives you concrete examples of systems... My free Ruby e-book > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. My blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://www.mrneighborly.com/)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://www.rubyinpractice.com/](http://www.rubyinpractice.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/50 "2007-12-27T14:47:28Z")
Hi, On this page: [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/) The 1.9.0 Windows Binary download link is broken. The Christmas Day 2007 Windows binaries appear to be here: ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/binaries/mswin32/unstable/ I just wanted to let you guys know about this. 1.9.0 has been very fun to experiment with so far. Thanks again for the great work! Brad ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/51 "2007-12-27T16:30:45Z")
Jeremy McAnally wrote: > That would be fantastic. Perhaps we could branch the 1.8 spec and 1.9 > spec so the work can continue on both? We could easily provide a 1.8 and 1.9 entry point, and they could cross-link whereever necessary. It would simply be a matter of adding some links to the front-page as it exists now and possibly splitting some existing articles into 1.8 and 1.9-compatible versions. I can make this change any time (and of course, so can all of you)…shall I? I control the wiki’s hosting at the moment, so I could also set it up for multiple languages, if it would make it easier to get documentation up to have separate Japanese/English pages. - Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/52 "2007-12-28T04:55:05Z")
That would be great, Charles. I’m looking over what’s there now and hopefully I can start contributing after the holidays. Thanks! Jeremy On Dec 27, 2007 10:29 AM, Charles Oliver N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > you)…shall I? > > I control the wiki’s hosting at the moment, so I could also set it up > for multiple languages, if it would make it easier to get documentation > up to have separate Japanese/English pages. > > - Charlie – [http://www.jeremymcanally.com/](http://www.jeremymcanally.com/) My books: Ruby in Practice > **[Ruby in Practice](https://www.manning.com/books/ruby-in-practice)** > > Like Ruby itself, Ruby in Practice will make you more productive. The book shows you practical techniques and strategies for small projects and large-scale environments. A cookbook-style reference, it gives you concrete examples of systems... My free Ruby e-book > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. My blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://www.mrneighborly.com/)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://www.rubyinpractice.com/](http://www.rubyinpractice.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/53 "2007-12-27T08:41:45Z")
On Dec 27, 2007 7:49 AM, Yukihiro M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > In message “Re: Ruby 1.9.0 is released” > on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:52:17 +0900, Charles Oliver N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > |\> How about updating doc/NEWS file, and sending patches to > |\> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) list? Or we can set up Wiki pages for > |\> cooperate documentation writing. > |What about [spec.ruby-doc.org](http://spec.ruby-doc.org)? It’s already got a lot of documentation > |for various aspects of 1.8, and I’d be ecstatic if it could be used as a > |cooperative place to document Ruby 1.9 as well. > > It’s a great place if they accept 1.9 changes in spec. note, there is also [noobkit.com](http://noobkit.com). It’s being actively nurtured by AlexG (I know since i’ve been tracking/using it…). An example is [http://www.noobkit.com/show/ruby/ruby/ruby-core.html](http://www.noobkit.com/show/ruby/ruby/ruby-core.html). Friendly interface, full search, and w active links/reference… My point is, if people can find things easily, then it would be easy to document… kind regards -botp ---
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On Dec 27, 2007, at 7:47 AM, Brad T. wrote: > On this page: > [Download Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/) > > The 1.9.0 Windows Binary download link is broken. The Christmas Day > 2007 > Windows binaries appear to be here: > ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/binaries/mswin32/unstable/ > > I just wanted to let you guys know about this. 1.9.0 has been very fun > to experiment with so far. Thanks again for the great work! Should be fixed now. Thanks for pointing it out. James Edward G. II ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c57346/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153/55 "2007-12-28T14:02:34Z")
Jeremy, I’d like to get involved with this as well. Let me know when you’re going to start working on it. Josh [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-0-is-released/124153.md?page=2)