Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opensource</span></a> to closed doors: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RubyGems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubyGems</span></a> control fight erupts<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RubyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubyCentral</span></a> is accused of ousting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/maintainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maintainers</span></a> from core gems under pressure from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Shopify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shopify</span></a>.<br>Allegations were detailed by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/JoelDrapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoelDrapper</span></a>, Ruby dev/opensource maintainer who previously worked at Shopify. Drapper's exposé asserts Shopify, a major corporate user and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Ruby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ruby</span></a> sponsor, applied financial and governance pressure to force Ruby Central's hand – effectively turning <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> into proxy for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> interests<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/open_source_to_closed_doors/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/09/25/ope</span><span class="invisible">n_source_to_closed_doors/</span></a></p>
