# Question about ruby's licence

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-rubys-licence/79335>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 14, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-rubys-licence/79335 "2006-12-14T10:01:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![yuesefa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/9f8e36/32.png) [@yuesefa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yuesefa)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-rubys-licence/79335/1 "2006-12-14T10:01:28Z")

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can ruby codes be mixed up(for some protection purpose) so that it can  
be distributed and licensed? just like the php code  
Thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![yuesefa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/9f8e36/32.png) [@yuesefa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yuesefa)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-rubys-licence/79335/2 "2006-12-14T10:09:14Z")

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Hi,

In message “Re: question about ruby’s licence”  
on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:01:31 +0900, Haofei W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
writes:

|can ruby codes be mixed up(for some protection purpose) so that it can  
|be distributed and licensed? just like the php code  
|Thank you 🙂

The code you write in Ruby is under your control, not mine. So that  
you can choose any license you want for your code.

```
						matz.

```