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There is no way. Shopify is trying to be part of the Ruby community, because it knows if it becomes the community or bypasses the community, then the community are dead.

I think what is most likely is that Shopify is trying to achieve some security goals in rubygems through Ruby Central. That they put a deadline on funding based on some security guarantees.

Shopify knows they are a high value target. I bet they thought they could muscle for whatever they want using funding money, and didn’t anticipate the mishandling and then blowback.


Being a part of the community necessitates that there be a community to be part of. Taking unilateral control is not being part of a community.

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