One thing I definitely noticed like when I tried to install mysql I had 
to do:

gem install mysql --platform=mswin32

and it worked fine..

With other files like ruby-opengl I had to go to the download page, 
download the .gem file manually and install the gem locally and it 
worked fine.

Testing apps and they all work fine.

Good information - this is exactly what I was looking for!
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