Mastodawn

Sep 19, 2025

[Update: it was a hostile takeover: https://narrativ.es/@janl/115258495596221725]

What the fuck is going on with Ruby? For the moment we have to consider all gems compromised: https://pup-e.com/goodbye-rubygems.pdf

Ah, oof: https://indieweb.social/@sstephenson/115231391147943333

And even more context (bad): https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcquaid.com/post/3lz7klsyue22f

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Aaron H

@janl https://ruby.social/@armahillo/115231368194119145

Aaron (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] This is a "community health" matter and not a "security" matter. The org that forcibly seized unilateral control has been an influential maintainer / contributor to a long time. It's not cool HOW they did this and I do want to see it reverted, but they aren't strangers, at least.

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