Well, don't just give up. We were all beginners in the beginning.
hey! i never said that i'm giving up!! i just meant that i need some more time to prepare ;)
Unfortunately i can't give full-time to Debian owing to college assignments and stuff but still i'm trying...
I propose you read the http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Ruby/Packaging and help with
the transition. There's still lot work to do:
And it is a great way how to learn about Ruby packages and Ruby packaging.
i'l go through them this weekend. :)