# LICENSE.txt

Path: | LICENSE.txt
Last Update: | Sat Jan 06 12:27:50 -0600 2007

RubyGems is copyrighted free software by Chad Fowler, Rich Kilmer, Jim Weirich and others. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the GPL (see the GPL.txt 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).

      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.

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