Add guidance for users about licensing issues surrounding the `spreadsheet` gem.

roo-rb / roo-xls

Roo::Xls add support for legacy Excel file standards to Roo.

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Add guidance for users about licensing issues surrounding the `spreadsheet` gem. #18

Closed MrJoy closed 8 years ago

MrJoy commented 8 years ago

This change documents the ambiguous licensing state of the spreadsheet gem and suggests a defensive legal strategy to usage of the gem while the ambiguity exists.

stevendaniels commented 8 years ago

Borrowed some of your language for this update to the README

MrJoy commented 8 years ago

I think it would be prudent to offer context for the author's interpretation by referencing the GNU AGPL, but this achieves the primary goal of helping people avoid accidental legal exposure.