rubygems/guides — pull request #47 by simplytech (2013-07-08 01:33:58+00:00)
Title: Update instructions for setting up RubyGems.org account

I tried using the 'curl' command but got errors about certificates. After searching for many hours, I found out that Anaconda had installed itself in my path and I was using a different curl version. Also, OpenSSL that is installed with Max OS X is different than the one installed with brew. So, I finally figured out that if I just use the URL in my browser, everything works and I can avoid the hassles of curl and security certificates. I don't know why this is happening and I don't know what certificate is used by the RubyGems.org server. But it seems that the browser is perfectly happy with the certificate, however curl complains about the certificate. Since this is a guide for relative beginners, I suggest to offer an alternative to curl, which is using your browser.