diff --git a/ruby/README-content.md b/ruby/README-content.md
index b9fca09e9f1b..38561f5857ca 100644
--- a/ruby/README-content.md
+++ b/ruby/README-content.md
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
 # What is Ruby?
 
-Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language. It was designed and developed in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan.
-
-According to its authors, Ruby was influenced by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional, object-oriented, and imperative. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management.
+Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose, open-source programming
+language. 
+According to its authors, Ruby was influenced by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp.
+It supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional, object-oriented, and
+imperative. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management.
 
 > [wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language))
 
 # How to use this image
 
-## Create a `Dockerfile` in your ruby app project
+## Create a `Dockerfile` in your Ruby app project
 
     FROM ruby:2.1.2-onbuild
     CMD ["./your-daemon-or-script.rb"]
 
 Put this file in the root of your app, next to the `Gemfile`.
 
-This image includes multiple `ONBUILD` triggers so that should be all that you need to bootstrap most applications.  The build will `COPY . /usr/src/app` and `RUN bundle install`.
+This image includes multiple `ONBUILD` triggers which should be all  you need to
+bootstrap most applications.  The build will `COPY . /usr/src/app` and `RUN bundle
+install`.
 
-Then build and run the ruby image.
+You can then build and run the Ruby image.
 
     docker build -t my-ruby-app .
     docker run -it --name my-running-script my-ruby-app
 
-## Run a single ruby script
+## Run a single Ruby script
 
-For many single file projects, it may not be convenient to write a `Dockerfile` for your project. In such cases, you can run a ruby script by using the ruby docker image directly.
+For many simple, single file projects, you may find it inconvenient to write a complete
+`Dockerfile`. In such cases, you can run a Ruby script by using the Ruby Docker image
+directly.
 
     docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$(pwd)":/usr/src/myapp -w /usr/src/myapp ruby:2.1.2 ruby your-daemon-or-script.rb
diff --git a/ruby/README-short.txt b/ruby/README-short.txt
index 39a0e1885266..3eb77c99857a 100644
--- a/ruby/README-short.txt
+++ b/ruby/README-short.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.
+Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose, open-source programming
+language. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional,
+object-oriented, and imperative.