# README

Path: | README
Last Update: | Sat Mar 29 13:14:30 -0500 2008

# RubyGems

(See Releases for release-specific information)

## Installation

Get it from RubyForge (rubygems.rubyforge.org) and run (as root, if appropriate and necessary)

      ruby setup.rb

For more details and other options, see:

      ruby setup.rb --help

- User Guide/Installation

## For User Documentation, see

- RubyGems User Guide
- Frequently Asked Questions

## For developer docs see

- Creating Gems
- GEM Specification

## The home page of the RubyGems Documentation

- RubyGems Home

## Additional directories

./bin/…
  binary commands (gem, gem_server, etc)
./lib/…
  the RubyGems library
./pkgs/…
  default RubyGems packages (currently only ‘sources’)
./test/…
  unit and functional tests

## Credits

RubyGems was originally developed at RubyConf 2003 by:

- Rich Kilmer — rich(at)infoether.com
- Chad Fowler — chad(at)chadfowler.com
- David Black — dblack(at)wobblini.net
- Paul Brannan — paul(at)atdesk.com
- Jim Weirch — jim(at)weirichhouse.org

## Contributors since then

- Gavin Sinclair — gsinclair(at)soyabean.com.au
- George Marrows— george.marrows(at)ntlworld.com
- Dick Davies — rasputnik(at)hellooperator.net
- Mauricio Fernandez — batsman.geo(at)yahoo.com
- Simon Strandgaard — neoneye(at)adslhome.dk
- Dave Glasser — glasser(at)mit.edu
- Paul Duncan — pabs(at)pablotron.org
- Ville Aine — vaine(at)cs.helsinki.fi
- Ryan Davis —
- Eric Hodel — drbrain(at)segment7.net

(If your name is missing, PLEASE let us know!)

## Feedback

Please provide us feedback at rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems

Thanks!

-The RubyGems Team

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