StrypeyNov 3

"I am concerned that Ruby Central’s board with full knowledge of the consequences and the alternatives voted to take over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without consent. Especially when these maintainers were acting in good faith at the time. This is the organisation we are meant to trust to host our Ruby gems."

#JoelDrapper, September, 2025

https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/

If what Joel describes here is true, this is deeply fucked.

#Ruby #RubyCentral #RubyGems #Shopify

Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover

Ruby Central recently took over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without their consent.

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Sep 25, 2025
#Opensource to closed doors: #RubyGems control fight erupts
#RubyCentral is accused of ousting #maintainers from core gems under pressure from #Shopify.
Allegations were detailed by #JoelDrapper, Ruby dev/opensource maintainer who previously worked at Shopify. Drapper's exposé asserts Shopify, a major corporate user and #Ruby sponsor, applied financial and governance pressure to force Ruby Central's hand – effectively turning #nonprofit into proxy for #corporate interests
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/open_source_to_closed_doors/
Open source to closed doors: RubyGems control fight erupts

: Ruby Central is accused of ousting maintainers from core gems under pressure from Shopify

The Register