Actions were taken, at the request of a major funder or group of funders, that have become a PR problem for the entire Ruby language. This is the third article I’ve seen on HN in the last week and it’s not just Rubyists…
To add, did Ruby Central consider going to the community and asking for funding so they wouldn’t have to be beholden to one or a small group of key funders? If they were at risk of shutting down without this funding…
Agreed. I wish the communications would move away from FUD that could scare people away from using Ruby when things are already splintered. A more honest and transparent accounting of what really happened is necessary.
This is a reasonable perspective but leaves a lot of unanswered questions and creates more questions. Who is the funder threatening to pull funding and why were they not more collaborative or flexible with Ruby Central?…
Actions were taken, at the request of a major funder or group of funders, that have become a PR problem for the entire Ruby language. This is the third article I’ve seen on HN in the last week and it’s not just Rubyists…
To add, did Ruby Central consider going to the community and asking for funding so they wouldn’t have to be beholden to one or a small group of key funders? If they were at risk of shutting down without this funding…
Agreed. I wish the communications would move away from FUD that could scare people away from using Ruby when things are already splintered. A more honest and transparent accounting of what really happened is necessary.
This is a reasonable perspective but leaves a lot of unanswered questions and creates more questions. Who is the funder threatening to pull funding and why were they not more collaborative or flexible with Ruby Central?…