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For me, most people that are involved (e.g. simi, a, now former, maintainer[0]) seem to point to this post by Joel drapper as a canonical and accurate accountin
by mijoharas 1y ago
For me, most people that are involved (e.g. simi, a, now former, maintainer[0]) seem to point to this post by Joel drapper as a canonical and accurate accounting of events, and I have no reason to doubt them[1]. Most of the article says it's due to pressure from Shopify.
[0] https://gist.github.com/simi/349d881d16d3d86947945615a47c60ca https://gist.github.com/simi/349d881d16d3d86947945615a47c60c...
[1] https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/ https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/
- mosura 1y agoSorry I didn’t mean to express doubt they are behind this. What I don’t understand is why the community are so freaked out by this given the incentives are very much for Shopify to ensure it operates properly.
- mijoharas 1y agoGot it, makes sense, and I agree (and am also kinda confused).
- skywhopper 1y agoTheir behavior is at odds with that sentiment, though.
- munificent 1y agoI suspect it's because DHH is on the board of Shopify [1] and a lot of people really don't like him [2]. (To be clear, I am not stating my own opinion of DHH or Shopify. I'm just saying I suspect this is why a lot of Rubyists are not OK with RubyCentral being under the thumb of Shopify.) [1]: https://www.shopify.com/news/david-heinemeier-hansson-board https://www.shopify.com/news/david-heinemeier-hansson-board [2]: https://davidcel.is/articles/rails-needs-new-governance https://davidcel.is/articles/rails-needs-new-governance