README - bigdecimal-1.2.5 Documentation

    Ruby BIGDECIMAL(Variable Precision) extension library.
    Copyright (C) 1999  by Shigeo Kobayashi(shigeo@tinyforest.gr.jp)

BigDecimal is copyrighted free software by Shigeo Kobayashi <shigeo@tinyforest.gr.jp>. 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).

    5. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
       IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
       WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

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created at: Thu Dec 22 1999 updated at: Wed Sep 28 2011