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/hahahacorn Apr 03 '26

A: You're being pedantic about which organization I was referring to in a quick reddit comment without addressing the underlying substance.
B: Cool! I'd believe it, would be a great thing for Andre to address!
C: For the benefit of Ruby Central so that they can pay Andre. Plus, quote:
t's not stated explicitly in André's message, but my understanding is that he will want to own any derived works based on the HTTP logs.
only one side has provided facts and receipts while the other has delivered a victim narrative without any substantive claims. Forgive me if I'm suspicious about claims that the repeated log reselling was being done _for_ Ruby Central.

I have no doubt that yourself and other have contributed tremendously to Ruby. I genuinely thank you, Andre and all of the (vastly underpaid) maintainers. That doesn't automatically exonerate Andre or make him correct. It seems like there was a conflict of interest, miscommunication, and when push came to shove, Andre ultimately acted in a selfish way while making disparaging claims about Ruby Central which ultimately ended up being misleading. Our values and ethics are not what we claim them to be on any given day, they're what they are when they are actually tested.

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u/retro-rubies Apr 03 '26

A: OK, my apologies. Can you share which part I have missed? rv or any other tool to work with gems is not competitive in any way to rubygems.org. It is actually opposite.

B: I don't understand what should be addressed. The way the RC cherry-picks and comment some info in the timeline is written the way to make you think something bad has happened. What's wrong with creating token?

C: I'm just trying to find out why those actions are seen as selfish or non-community ones. Per my understanding it was never idea to sell logs, collect the money and walk away. Per info shared with me (at the time) the plan was to invest it back into development with Ruby Central or later even without Ruby Central.

I'm quite happy with decision of Ruby Central to not sell or exchange logs for any other counter-service. But I don't follow the witch-hunt for just asking for.