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+= Announce: RubyGems Release 0.8.9
+
+Version 0.8.9 is bug fix release.  In multi-user environments, it is
+common to supply mulitple versions of gems (for example Rails),
+allowing individual users to select the version of the gem they
+desire.  This allows a user to be insulated from updates to that gem.
+RubyGems 0.8.9 fixes a problem where gems could occasionally become
+confused about the current versions of libraries selected by the user.
+
+== What is RubyGems?
+
+RubyGems is a package management system for Ruby applications and
+libraries.  RubyGems one command download makes installing Ruby software
+fun and enjoyable again. (Ok, not really.)
+
+Many gems are available for download from the RubyForge site.  Browse
+the list of gems with a "gem list --remote" command and download what
+you need with a simple "gem install <name-of-gem>".  RubyGems takes care
+of the details of installing, not only the gem you requested, but also
+any gems needed by the software you selected.
+
+== RubyGems Statistics
+
+* About 230 different gems available (I say _about_ because I don't
+  think "Bangkok" and "bangkok" are really different gems).
+* Over 30,000 downloads of the RubyGems software
+* 230075 gem loads
+
+If you are interested in finding out when new gems are release, there
+is an RSS feed at http://onestepback.org/gemwatch.rss.
+
+== How can I get RubyGems?
+
+If you have a recent version of RubyGems (0.8.5 or later), then all
+you need to do is:
+
+  $ gem update --system   (again, might need to be admin/root)
+
+If you have an older version of RubyGems installed, then you can still
+do it in two steps:
+
+  $ gem install rubygems-update  (again, might need to be admin/root)
+  $ update_rubygems              (... here too)
+
+If you don't have any gems install, there is still the pre-gem
+approach to getting software ... doing it manually:
+
+1. DOWNLOAD FROM: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126
+2. UNPACK INTO A DIRECTORY AND CD THERE
+3. INSTALL WITH:  ruby setup.rb all  (you may need admin/root privilege)
+
+== Thanks
+
+Thanks to Tobias Luetke for reporting the problem and assisting in
+tracking it down.
+
+Keep those gems coming!
+
+-- Jim & Chad (for the RubyGems team)