What license do you use for your Ruby gems?

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I have created two Ruby gems (dvi_scrape and bsf_scrape), and I’m planning on creating a few more.

What license should I be using for my Ruby gems? I’m creating these gems on my own and not on behalf of any particular organization.

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Jason Hsu, Rubyist wrote in post #1124297:

I have created two Ruby gems (dvi_scrape and bsf_scrape), and I'm planning on creating a few more.

What license should I be using for my Ruby gems? I'm creating these gems on my own and not on behalf of any particular organization.

That's really up to you AFAIK. I typically use the MIT license on my stuff, but choosing a license can be a fairly personal choice. It depends on what you're trying to protect, or not protect, whatever the case may be.

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Why do you use the MIT license? Under what circumstances would you use something else?

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When I want something less passive but still open and that takes contributors into account: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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I use the MIT license as well. It's common enough that users will recognise it immediately, and covers the basics while being succinct.

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Jason Hsu, Rubyist wrote in post #1124349: