From: andrew mcelroy <sophrinix@...>
Date: 2013-06-23T01:17:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Cloning rubygems.org

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I think you are inventing more work for yourself then needed.
you need a gem mirror.

https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems-mirror



On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Ruby Student <ruby.student@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello team,
>
> I work with a series of *NIX servers (way over 100) which are not allowed
> to access the web and for which I am slowly trying to install Ruby. I
> compiled Ruby on one server and then distribute the resulting files onto
> the other servers. This does not always work. One big problem is installing
> GEMs as I have to first download it to the server that is allowed into the
> web, then whatever I need to do to install it where needed.
>
> I was wondering:
>
>
>    1. Is it legal (licensing, Etc) to clone https://rubygems.org into my
>    local server?
>    2. If it is legal, is there special process to do this? I have never
>    done something like this!
>    3. If it is legal, how can I determine the size of https://rubygems.org,
>    so I can allocate the necessary storage?
>
> Thank you
>
> --
> Ruby Student
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I think you are inventing more work for yourself then need=
ed.<div style>you need a gem mirror.</div><div style><br></div><div style><=
a href=3D"https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems-mirror">https://github.com/r=
ubygems/rubygems-mirror</a><br>
</div><div style><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Ruby Student <span di=
r=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ruby.student@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">r=
uby.student@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hello team,<br><b=
r></div>I work with a series of *NIX servers (way over 100) which are not a=
llowed to access the web and for which I am slowly trying to install Ruby. =
I compiled Ruby on one server and then distribute the resulting files onto =
the other servers. This does not always work. One big problem is installing=
 GEMs as I have to first download it to the server that is allowed into the=
 web, then whatever I need to do to install it where needed.<br>

<br></div>I was wondering:<br><br><ol><li>Is it legal (licensing, Etc) to c=
lone <a href=3D"https://rubygems.org" target=3D"_blank">https://rubygems.or=
g</a> into my local server?</li><li>If it is legal, is there special proces=
s to do this? I have never done something like this!</li>

<li>If it is legal, how can I determine the size of <a href=3D"https://ruby=
gems.org" target=3D"_blank">https://rubygems.org</a>, so I can allocate the=
 necessary storage?<br></li></ol><div><div><div><div>Thank you<span class=
=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all">
<br>-- <br>Ruby Student
</font></span></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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