Elseif?

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  1. I think the original thread ask for an inclusion of “elseif”, so that
    users may just preferably enter “elsif” or “elseif” according to taste…
    There is no mention of abolition of anything…

  2. I think this (ruby & anything w it) is still a democracy (contrary to
    what others imply) for the ff reasons: a. Ruby is release to open/public, b.
    This list was created (so everyone can voice opininon and be heard), c.
    Everyone reasons out including the author himself.

  3. The “elseif” issue (if there is one) isn’t really big/important. Maybe
    someone can post in wiki “Wishes that would never come true (in Ruby)”.

kind regards,
-botp

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1. Take a look at the Linux kernel dev list: not really democratic !!! Linus is a "benevolent dictator", he takes decisions quick and the whole project move forward.
  1. Now think about democracy at work, like for example ISO standard
    organization. After 10 years (or so), you have… C++

So, in and only in the context of Open Source projects, it seems that
a good and strong dictator is a feature. Once He voiced His opinions, better
move forward.

Francois

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On Saturday 07 December 2002 15:57, Peña, Botp wrote:

  1. I think the original thread ask for an inclusion of “elseif”, so that
    users may just preferably enter “elsif” or “elseif” according to taste…
    There is no mention of abolition of anything…

  2. I think this (ruby & anything w it) is still a democracy (contrary to
    what others imply) for the ff reasons: a. Ruby is release to open/public,
    b. This list was created (so everyone can voice opininon and be heard), c.
    Everyone reasons out including the author himself.

  3. The “elseif” issue (if there is one) isn’t really big/important. Maybe
    someone can post in wiki “Wishes that would never come true (in Ruby)”.

kind regards,
-botp

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Hi –

  1. I think this (ruby & anything w it) is still a democracy (contrary to
    what others imply) for the ff reasons: a. Ruby is release to open/public, b.
    This list was created (so everyone can voice opininon and be heard), c.
    Everyone reasons out including the author himself.

Democracy means ruling, not voicing an opinion :slight_smile: Ruby is a “gentle
dictatorship.” From ruby-talk:5544:

Davide Marchignoli:

> I do not know which is your development model, in any case I
> would be glad to contribute both in the design and in the
> implementation.

matz:

I chose the 'gentle dictator' model.
  1. The “elseif” issue (if there is one) isn’t really big/important. Maybe
    someone can post in wiki “Wishes that would never come true (in Ruby)”.

Hmmm. How about posting more tutorials and useful code and ideas for
Ruby advocacy instead? :slight_smile:

David

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On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, [iso-8859-1] “Peña, Botp” wrote:

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