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@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible. + * Features of Ruby + Simple Syntax @@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible. + Highly Portable(works on many UNIX machines, and on DOS, Windows, Mac, BeOS etc.) + * How to get Ruby The Ruby distribution can be found on: @@ -31,6 +33,14 @@ You can get it by anonymous CVS. How to check out is: CVS password: anonymous $ cvs -z4 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.ruby-lang.org:/src checkout ruby + +* Ruby home-page + +The URL of the Ruby home-page is: + + http://www.ruby-lang.org/ + + * Mailing list There is a mailing list to talk about Ruby. @@ -42,6 +52,7 @@ e.g. in the mail body (not subject) to the address <ruby-talk-ctl@ruby-lang.org>. + * How to compile and install This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby: @@ -75,70 +86,11 @@ This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby: If you fail to compile ruby, please send the detailed error report with the error log and machine/OS type, to help others. -* Copying - -Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@zetabits.com>. -You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the GPL -(see COPYING file), or the conditions below: - - 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the - software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the - original copyright notices and associated disclaimers. - - 2. You may modify your copy of the software in any way, provided that - you do at least ONE of the following: - - a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise - make them Freely Available, such as by posting said - modifications to Usenet or an equivalent medium, or by allowing - the author to include your modifications in the software. - b) use the modified software only within your corporation or - organization. - - c) rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict - with standard executables, which must also be provided. - - d) make other distribution arrangements with the author. - - 3. You may distribute the software in object code or executable - form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: - - a) distribute the executables and library files of the software, - together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent) - on where to get the original distribution. - - b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of - the software. - - c) give non-standard executables non-standard names, with - instructions on where to get the original software distribution. - - d) make other distribution arrangements with the author. - - 4. You may modify and include the part of the software into any other - software (possibly commercial). But some files in the distribution - are not written by the author, so that they are not under this terms. - - They are utils.c(partly), regex.[ch], st.[ch] and some files under - the ./missing directory. See each file for the copying condition. - - 5. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as - output from the software do not automatically fall under the - copyright of the software, but belong to whomever generated them, - and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this - software. - - 6. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR - IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED - WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR - PURPOSE. - -* Ruby home-page +* Copying -The URL of the Ruby home-page is: +See the file COPYING. - http://www.ruby-lang.org/ * The Author |