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+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 MIT license (see the file MIT.txt), 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. 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.
+
+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.
+