From: Ryan and Kate Huff Date: 2006-03-27T02:06:00+09:00 Subject: Areal noob question Can Ruby run without rails? Do I have to have Ruby gems or is there other ways of using packages/extensions? I read the parts of the manual that I thought would explain such but to me, the manual takes an "assumed knowledge" POV when it come to explaining the details of "what" rails is, why you do/donot need it and the same for gems.