[Rails] Rails Starter kits

[Demetrius Nunes]

    I've been checkin out the new elite snowboarding e-commerce awesome 
site launched by Tobi, the SnowDevil (at http://www.snowdevil.ca - take 
a look, it's beautiful) and just remebered about a good Microsoft 
initiative (yeah, really, they can get it right sometimes) that they 
called "starter kits" for ASP.NET.

    Starter kits are template applications for different areas and it 
helps you get your app started without having actually to start from 
scratch. Some of these startup kits target intranet portals, e-commerce 
sites and project management stuff (take a look at 
http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=8&tabid=47).

    So, wouldn't it be nice to have some Rails starter kits? Obvious 
areas are e-commerce, blogging, content management, issue tracking, 
community portals, intranet portals, reporting and others. I know there 
are already some sample applications in these areas, how about turning 
them into starter kits?

    I think these kits could help Rails gain even more mindshare. Who's 
up for it? Tobi? DHH? Anyone?

    I would really like to help make it happen as soon as I finish my 
masters degree in late february.

Rgds,
Demetrius