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» Cardinal
   Ruby interpreter for Parrot dynamic multilanguage bytecode VM; links, instructions.
   http://cardinal2.rubyforge.org/

» MetaRuby: Project Status
   Goal: implement Ruby's internals in Ruby; will use ruby2c to convert itself to C and bootstrap a new Ruby binary; to be fully compatible with (standard) Ruby.
   http://www.zenspider.com/Languages/Ruby/MetaRuby.html

» On Ruby: Rubinius Interview
   Evan Phoenix, Rubinius creator and project director explains project motives, direction, progress.
   http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/12/rubinius-interview.html

» On Ruby: Ruby Hacker Interview: Kevin Tew
   Kevin Tew, Cardinal creator and project director explains project motives, direction, progress.
   http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/09/ruby-hacker-interview-kevin-tew.html

» Rubinius
   A next generation virtual machine VM for Ruby, uses best VM and dynamic language implementation research and technology of last 30 years; core libraries are in Ruby, makes system more accessible, easier to develop and extend. Open source, BSD.
   http://rubini.us/

» Ruby Implementations Shootout: Ruby vs Yarv vs JRuby vs Gardens Point Ruby .NET vs Rubinius vs Cardinal
   Comparison with text, tables, graphs, many reader comments. Zen and the Art of Ruby Programming.
   http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/02/19/ruby-implementations-shootout-ruby-vs-yarv-vs-jruby-vs-gardens-point-ruby-net-vs-rubinius-vs-cardinal/

» YARV: Yet Another Ruby VM
   Goal: greatly reduce execution time of Ruby programs, be fastest Ruby VM.
   http://www.atdot.net/yarv/