From: Bill Kelly <billk@...>
Date: 2006-03-11T13:57:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Embedable Ruby Interpreter

From: "mscode3" <mscode3@cox.net>
>
> I am looking for a Ruby interpreter that can be embedded in another
> product, so that Ruby can be used as the customization or application
> development language for that product. Ideally, this interpreter would
> be OpenSource and not carry an anti-commercial license like GPL.
> 
> Is there such a beastie?

Hi, Ruby is dual-licensed.  See the files "COPYING" and "LEGAL"
in your ruby distribution.

As I understand it, everything in Ruby is either Matz' Ruby
license, or some form of BSD or Artistic license, except 
regex.[ch] which are under LGPL.  If even LGPL is incompatible
with your product, you can build ruby with the Oniguruma 
regex engine instead, which is (I believe) Ruby-licensed.

"I Am Not A Lawyer", etc.  :)


Regards,

Bill