[Ruby] Schedule/calendar library?

[Randall Lucas]

> On 8/11/06, James Moore <banshee at banshee.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm in need of a library that will let me create schedules that implement
> > things like:
> >
> > Tues, Wed, Thur from 8am - 5pm
> > 10pm - 5am
> > Aug 13 - Aug 19, 2006
> > Every Third Saturday
> > Holidays (for arbitrary lists of country-specific holidays)

While not Ruby-specific, I have been enjoying "remind," which has been
in use and development since 1989.  It lets you specify reminders in
forms quite similar to the above, with the ability to shell out,
include locale-specific holiday lists, etc.

See 
    http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3529
and
    http://www.roaringpenguin.com/penguin/open_source_remind.php

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Randall Lucas       Tercent, Inc.       DF93EAD1