From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2005-11-18T09:39:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby not commercial, right?

On 11/17/05, boscomonkey@gmail.com <boscomonkey@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can anyone think of better arguments? I think mine is a tad subtle for
> non-computer people.

Ruby is a tool.   It can be used for commercial gain or not.   It is
under licensing which PREVENTS someone from charging royalties for
it's use.  (Therefore, Matz can never demand our money, though if he
did, I might give him a few bucks ;) )

Claiming that Ruby is commercial is like claiming baseball is
commercial.  The major leagues are for profit, but there are plenty of
little leagues...

It's a tool, not a commodity.  Point her to RubyForge or RAA and show
her all the community maintained projects there.

HTH,
Greg