Comment 61 for bug 145267

Joseph Method <email address hidden> wrote:
> The argument for the second is that gem binaries could then supercede
system binaries. We need to clarify whether this is really beyond the pale,
since the decision to install a gem is an administrator decision, not a
user decision. In other words, installing a gem is equivalent to installing
a source package except that gems allow for quick uninstall.

Almost. It's the Gem and whatever else the Gem needs. Personally, I see
no problem with installing a Gem that an adminstrator explicitly asks to
have installed in the system path. My primary concern is with the
dependencies Gems pull in with them. If this is largely beyond the scope
of Debian policy, then such 'packages' have an obligation to not cause
problems for packages using the system packages.