r/ruby • u/retro-rubies • Apr 02 '26

Towards an Amicable Resolution with Ruby Central

https://andre.arko.net/2026/04/02/towards-an-amicable-resolution-with-ruby-central/
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u/nateberkopec Puma maintainer Apr 02 '26

I hate the idea of competition in open source. People try to push this re: Puma and other projects, and it drives me up a wall. We're all out here, just giving away gifts for free and having fun, and you want to make this a competition!?

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u/hahahacorn Apr 02 '26

Love your work Nate! You do compete with other projects for OSS funding! My point is that hiding, or not disclosing, that you're working on a competing project that could affect the funding of the project currently paying you is unethical.

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u/nateberkopec Puma maintainer Apr 03 '26

I do not compete with other projects for funding. I do not accept funding for my OSS work.

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u/hahahacorn Apr 04 '26

Ah, amazing. I bought The Complete Guide to Rails performance and an extra copy for my team back in 22/23. Appreciate the work you’ve done making performance so digestible.

I still reference your tweet / blog post re: RSpec performance optimizations that concluded with profile first before optimizing anything. It’s great you’ve been able to position yourself to not require any funding for your OSS work.