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Yes, they recently hired a new Executive Director.

bradgessler 1y ago
Links: https://rubycentral.org/news/reflections-on-railsconf-2025-from-shan-cureton-executive-director-of-ruby-central/ https://rubycentral.org/news/reflections-on-railsconf-2025-f... https://www.linkedin.com/in/shancureton https://www.linkedin.com/in/shancureton
- RobotToaster 1y ago
  Someone with absolutely no technical background, a recipe for disaster.
  - drbragg 1y ago
    Opposed to hiring someone with a technical background but no experience running a non-profit?
    - daveguy 1y ago
      Non sequitur. False dichotomy.
    - ehutch79 1y ago
      As opposed to someone with experience with both?
      - drbragg 1y ago
        I mean, that would be awesome. Got someone in mind?
    - TehCorwiz 1y ago
      It's easier to learn to run a non-profit coming from a technical management background than it is for an MBA to learn to be an engineer.
  - bradgessler 1y ago
    Rhiannon worked with Ruby Central for a bit, left a few weeks ago, and just shared this: https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz6zcflg2s26 https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz6zcflg2s26
    - jaredcwhite 1y ago
      Oh wow. I'm absolutely alarmed after reading that. To be honest, I had been wondering if some of the PR disasters this year could be laid on Rhiannon's shoulders, but it sounds like the rot is coming from the top.
    - vintagedave 1y ago
      Post not found, what did it say?
      - pmontra 1y ago
        Interesting. It worked a few hours ago. Sorry, I didn't make a copy of the text.
      - knodi123 1y ago
        her followup post: Deleted my post, which I published before Ruby central released their blog explaining things. It’s ultimately not my place to say or speculate about what’s going on. It’s obviously a disastrously bad roll out or whatever is happening and I hope they are able to make things right w the community.
      - bradgessler 1y ago
        https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz7dtyamt226 https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz7dtyamt226
- blibble 1y ago
  looking at that CV, I have zero doubt that this will be a subscription service in 5 years time
  - ryandrake 1y ago
    Yikes! At least they'll have someone "results-driven, client-focused," and "driving stakeholder engagement", because that's really what a software repository needs.
- djfobbz 1y ago
  [flagged]
- RHSeeger 1y ago
  > Going in, I had heard there was something magical about the Ruby community, but I didn’t yet understand what that meant. ... so I decided to destroy it, because I cannot abide things I do not understand.

Links: https://rubycentral.org/news/reflections-on-railsconf-2025-from-shan-cureton-executive-director-of-ruby-central/ https://rubycentral.org/news/reflections-on-railsconf-2025-f... https://www.linkedin.com/in/shancureton https://www.linkedin.com/in/shancureton

RobotToaster 1y ago
Someone with absolutely no technical background, a recipe for disaster.
- drbragg 1y ago
  Opposed to hiring someone with a technical background but no experience running a non-profit?
  - daveguy 1y ago
    Non sequitur. False dichotomy.
  - ehutch79 1y ago
    As opposed to someone with experience with both?
    - drbragg 1y ago
      I mean, that would be awesome. Got someone in mind?
  - TehCorwiz 1y ago
    It's easier to learn to run a non-profit coming from a technical management background than it is for an MBA to learn to be an engineer.
- bradgessler 1y ago
  Rhiannon worked with Ruby Central for a bit, left a few weeks ago, and just shared this: https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz6zcflg2s26 https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz6zcflg2s26
  - jaredcwhite 1y ago
    Oh wow. I'm absolutely alarmed after reading that. To be honest, I had been wondering if some of the PR disasters this year could be laid on Rhiannon's shoulders, but it sounds like the rot is coming from the top.
  - vintagedave 1y ago
    Post not found, what did it say?
    - pmontra 1y ago
      Interesting. It worked a few hours ago. Sorry, I didn't make a copy of the text.
    - knodi123 1y ago
      her followup post: Deleted my post, which I published before Ruby central released their blog explaining things. It’s ultimately not my place to say or speculate about what’s going on. It’s obviously a disastrously bad roll out or whatever is happening and I hope they are able to make things right w the community.
    - bradgessler 1y ago
      https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz7dtyamt226 https://bsky.app/profile/rhiannon.io/post/3lz7dtyamt226
blibble 1y ago
looking at that CV, I have zero doubt that this will be a subscription service in 5 years time
- ryandrake 1y ago
  Yikes! At least they'll have someone "results-driven, client-focused," and "driving stakeholder engagement", because that's really what a software repository needs.
djfobbz 1y ago
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RHSeeger 1y ago
> Going in, I had heard there was something magical about the Ruby community, but I didn’t yet understand what that meant. ... so I decided to destroy it, because I cannot abide things I do not understand.