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Ruby Central's Attack on RubyGems [pdf]

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659 points jolux | 5 comments | 19 Sep 25 08:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.73s | source
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davidw ◴[19 Sep 25 15:37 UTC] No.45302820[source]▶
Seems relevant: https://ruby.social/@getajobmike/115231677684734669

I'm just reposting it though. I haven't followed any of this myself.

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mijoharas ◴[19 Sep 25 15:47 UTC] No.45302944[source]▶
> The unstated reason for this change was that many of the existing Rubygems maintainers have recently quit (including their only full-time engineer) due to their continued relationship with DHH.

Can someone expand on what this means? Is it a continued relationship between Ruby Central and DHH, or the maintainers and DHH? Why does the other party have a problem with that?

EDIT: It seems the post was clarified since I copy/pasted this, and it's RC and DHH. Why do the maintainers have a problem with this? I though the stated reason was about RC removing everyone's access with no warning.

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mperham ◴[19 Sep 25 15:49 UTC] No.45302987[source]▶
I clarified the toot.
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mijoharas ◴[19 Sep 25 15:53 UTC] No.45303054[source]▶
Thanks Mike, I editted, and asked this:

> Why do the maintainers have a problem with this? I thought the stated reason was about RC removing everyone's access with no warning.

I seem to remember some of DHH's controversy due to banning politics at basecamp or something. Is it related to that?

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1. kubectl_h ◴[19 Sep 25 17:41 UTC] No.45304356[source]▶
https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64
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2. ilikehurdles ◴[20 Sep 25 04:26 UTC] No.45310365[source]▶
DHH has grown on me so much in the last few years. Love that he's talking about this and putting so many good products out at the same time.
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3. junon ◴[20 Sep 25 06:35 UTC] No.45310988[source]▶
Yet another "it's okay if I move there, but now that they have moved there, it sucks and is 'foreign'" take.

It just reads like thinly veiled racism.

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4. sebastianz ◴[20 Sep 25 07:10 UTC] No.45311173[source]▶
> It just reads like thinly veiled racism.

Thinly veiled? What veil - it's completely naked, one can clearly see all the constituent parts, including the repugnant bits.

5. 01HNNWZ0MV43FF ◴[20 Sep 25 07:24 UTC] No.45311244[source]▶
Hoo yeah. DHH's racism is looking thick, solid, and tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress!