= License Issues =

!EventMachine uses the Ruby License, and has it's own explicit allowance of the use of the GNU General Public License, Version 2.

The Ruby License already has this allowance, however, this is stated secondly in the licensing of !EventMachine. The terms are essentially identical to that of the Ruby License, however.

As a user you are free to use the software under either license.

 * [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt GNU General Public License, Version 2]
 * [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/LICENSE.txt Ruby License]

Some files under difference licensing terms may be packages with your distribution of !EventMachine. Full details of these different licenses and files can be found in the file [http://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine/raw/master/docs/LEGAL LEGAL] that comes with the distribution.

The exact license text for the projects Ruby License can be found in the file [http://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine/raw/master/docs/COPYING COPYING] that comes with the distribution.

A copy of the [http://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine/raw/master/docs/GPL GPL v2 license text] is also bundled with the distribution.

== Copyright ==

The main !EventMachine source is the copyright of Francis Cianfrocca, except where otherwise stated in [http://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine/raw/master/docs/LEGAL LEGAL].

== Patches ==

Patches are assumed to be accepted for submission under the same licensing terms as the rest of the !EventMachine distribution. Other terms must be arranged with the author.

== Somebody told me that !EventMachine has a really weird license ==

!EventMachine has always had an easily-understood, standard license.

You may use !EventMachine under the terms of either

 * [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt GNU General Public License, Version 2]
 * [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/LICENSE.txt Ruby License]

Your choice.