The Q&A Aftermath: Ruby Central's Governance Crisis Deepens
Ruby Central's Q&A happened, but the real story emerged from a board member's confession and a maintainer's devastating rebuttal revealing the full scope of the governance breakdown.
Ruby Central's Q&A happened, but the real story emerged from a board member's confession and a maintainer's devastating rebuttal revealing the full scope of the governance breakdown.
Hours after Ruby Central's Q&A, board member Freedom Dumlao broke ranks to explain his vote. Martin Emde's devastating response exposes the lies Ruby Central told their own board.
Joel Drapper's technical investigation reveals the smoking gun - Ruby Central's "security measures" left Andre with full production access while removing his GitHub permissions. David Rodriguez loses gem ownership with only 1 of 8 owners consenting. This wasn't security. It was theater with screenshots to prove it.
The smoking gun revealed - Shopify threatened to pull funding unless Ruby Central seized control of RubyGems. hsbt was the insider who enabled it. The rv project was seen as a threat. This is the full story of corporate capture.