Gem.coop – Community-Run Alternative to Rubygems.org, Led by Former Maintainers
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The community-driven Gem.Coop emerges as an alternative to Rubygems.org, led by former maintainers, sparking discussion around decentralization and community involvement in open-source projects.
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I was about mention how this might fragment the ecosystem in Ruby but then I read this
> All gems published to RubyGems.org are available, updated in real time
So all we have to do is switch domain in our gemfile, everything else is the same, fantastic