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Goodbye, RubyGems

turtleyacht
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leakycap
60d ago
The Ruby community has been coasting on the work of a few for so long that I believe Ellen will find something much more rewarding in the future.

This kind of thing is a sad example of why we need policies before we involve others.

I didn't lose as much as Ellen did, but I involved a good friend I'd known and trusted over 2 decades in a business deal once and it blew up in ways I could have never imagined. You really never know what is going to happen when you give someone else power.

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