Yes in that it would allow you to run your ruby scripts "as the standalone OS". No in that it's not a way to package the ruby script to just run as a standalone

Yes in that it would allow you to run your ruby scripts "as the standalone OS". No in that it's not a way to package the ruby script to just run as a standalone executable on different existinging OSs (without standing up a dedicated virtual machine on the host to do so). Mostly clarifying that for those who have a certain meaning of what a standalone executable means to them already in their head.