I wish I could say something epic but sadly my English skill is verylimited, so I just say what I say: it’s the end, as planned.
About Ruby 1.8.7
Now, a majority of you are using Ruby 1.9.x or 2.0.0 (IF NOT PLEASE DO).In the past however, there were other versions like 1.4.x, 1.6.x, and 1.8.x.They were the lineal descendents of original Ruby 1.0, so-called MRI.When Matz released 1.8.0 it was the state-of-art release. 1.8.7 wasthe last scion of that clan.
Technically speaking, it’s been a decade since we released 1.8.0, and 5 yearssince we released 1.8.7. Back then, Ruby was used to write CGI scripts.Then the situation changed dramatically with the raise of Rails.So many users started using Ruby. And internally, we finally mergedko1’s new engine (called YARV back then). The engine became thecanonical Ruby that you use today.
So after 10 years, I’m really glad that I can say 1.8.7 became a legacy.It made history. It changed our lives literally. And to continue thechange, we’re moving forward. Ruby 2.0.0 is just great but to makeforthcoming 2.1 even more fascinating, I’m going to sunset 1.8.7 andfocus on our bleeding-edge Ruby trunk.
Thank you 1.8.7, it was a good life for a program.
About YOUR Ruby 1.8.7
You might still have an executable of Ruby 1.8.7 somewhere in your system.Depending on how you installed it, your Ruby 1.8.7 might or might not besupported by someone else, because there are some 3rd-parties that docontinue supporting 1.8.7. The only thing I can say is I won’t support itany longer. So if you’re using what I’ve released, watch out and finda solution that suits your situation.
