A Message from the Ruby Central Board

Summary

Over the past several months, there has been significant discussion, disagreement, and concern about RubyGems, Bundler, and Ruby Central’s role in stewarding RubyGems and supporting the Ruby ecosystem.Because this matter has involved ongoing legal discussions, we have been limited in what we could say publicly. Our priority has been to resolve the situation responsibly and avoid escalating a conflict that affects the broader Ruby ecosystem.With several new board members joining Ruby Central in recent months, it has also taken time to come up to speed on a complicated situation and begin charting a path forward.Ruby Central’s actions during this period were taken in response to a breakdown in a working relationship with an individual who had significant access to infrastructure and code. Our responsibility is to protect the stability and security of services that the Ruby ecosystem depends on, including RubyGems.org.At the time, we believed a serious risk had been introduced to RubyGems and related services. As stewards of services relied upon by millions of developers, we took that risk seriously and made the decision to act quickly to protect that infrastructure.A full, independent security audit has now been completed. The review was ultimately inconclusive because key logs required for a complete analysis were no longer available. We recognize that this creates continued uncertainty.A detailed incident report will be published next week to provide additional context on what occurred, who was involved, and how decisions were made.Our intent was to stabilize a situation that was quickly escalating to work toward an amicable resolution. Ruby Central did not initiate litigation and has consistently sought a path that would allow the community to move forward without prolonged conflict.At the same time, we recognize that aspects of how this situation was handled and communicated did not meet the expectations of the community. Decisions were made quickly, and we did no...