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# What's Ruby
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented
-programming. It has many features to process text files and to manage system (as in Perl).
-It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible.
+programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system
+management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and
+extensible.
## Features of Ruby
@@ -51,11 +52,13 @@ Or if you are using git then use the following command:
## Ruby home page
+The URL of the Ruby home page is:
+
https://www.ruby-lang.org/
## Mailing list
-There is a mailing list to discuss Ruby. To subscribe to this list, please
+There is a mailing list to talk about Ruby. To subscribe to this list, please
send the following phrase:
subscribe
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## How to compile and install
+This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
+
1. If you want to use Microsoft Visual C++ to compile Ruby, read
[win32/README.win32](win32/README.win32) instead of this document.
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ Questions about the Ruby language can be asked on the Ruby-Talk mailing list
(https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/mailing-lists) or on websites like
(https://stackoverflow.com).
-Bugs should be reported at https://bugs.ruby-lang.org. Read [HowToReport] for more information.
+Bug reports should be filed at https://bugs.ruby-lang.org. Read [HowToReport] for more information.
[HowToReport]: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/projects/ruby/wiki/HowToReport