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Should Ruby gems be licensed under the GPLv3?

I am the author of a few gems. I've released them under the GPLv3. I think I've chosen the wrong license. I don't really want to restrict the use of my code to free software. I was under the ...
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Is Ruby a scripting language or an interpreted language?

I just noticed that in the wikipedia page of Ruby, this language is defined as interpreted language. I understood that probably there's something missing in my background. I have always known the ...
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Debugging a scripting language like ruby

I am basically from the world of C language programming, now delving into the world of scripting languages like Ruby and Python. I am wondering how to do debugging. At present the steps I follow is, ...
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Scripting language choice for initial performance

I have a small lightweight application that is used as part of a larger solution. Currently it is written in C but I am looking to rewrite it using a cross-platform scripting language. The solution ...