Joel “this is bs” DrapperSep 23, 2025

After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know so far about the RubyGems takeover.

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

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.

Show threadJames Blanding

@joeldrapper Really appreciate the thorough write-up. 🧡

If you have to update it at some point, (or perhaps even if you _don't_ have to), please consider adding a short changelog at the bottom.

Sep 23, 2025 at 4:26pmWeb