From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-10-15T03:28:27+09:00
Subject: Re: MIT vs. Ruby/GPL License

Ok, this is relevant in that it is a big software issue, but let's  
just end this thread.
It will only become an argument, and often an un-civil one.
If you want to know more about the various licensing concepts, just  
start in Wikipedia. There is plenty there to get you going.
It is a deeply contentious issue and extremely difficult to discuss  
reasonably.
We will do good to Ruby-Talk by leaving this discussion for other  
forums. Slashdot is a typical one.
If you have questions about the license of a particular gem or Ruby  
itself, address their creators, they do put their e-mail addresses in  
the licensing information in the software distribution.