# Ruby on Rails in danger?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ruby-on-rails-in-danger/383416
**Category:** General
**Created:** [September 21, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ruby-on-rails-in-danger/383416 "2025-09-21T00:48:46Z")
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### Author:  [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ruby-on-rails-in-danger/383416/1 "2025-09-21T00:48:46Z")
Someone else seen this?
> # Ruby Central’s Attack on RubyGems
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> Hi! I’m Ellen, but you probably know me as _duckinator_ or _puppy_.
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> I really wish I didn’t have to write this, but I feel the Ruby community needs to know it. I have been part of the Ruby community since I was 13, and one of the RubyGems maintainers for the last decade.
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> This community has helped me through very hard times, and you mean the world to me. One of the most important lessons I learned from y’all is this:
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> > A person’s character is determined not only by their actions, but also the actions they stay silent while witnessing.
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> ## This Month Has Been A Fuck Of A Year
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> This is what unfolded between September 9, 2025 and September 19, 2025, as I understand it.
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> On **September 9th** , with no warning or communication, a RubyGems maintainer unilaterally:
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> - renamed the “RubyGems” GitHub enterprise to “Ruby Central”,
> - added non-maintainer Marty Haught of Ruby Central, and
> - removed every other maintainer of the RubyGems project.
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> He refused to revert these changes, saying he would need permission from Marty to do so.
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> On **September 15th** , this maintainer said he restored the previous permissions after talking with Marty. Marty stated the deletion was a “mistake” and “should never have happened”. The “restoration” kept a notable change: Marty was now an owner of the GitHub enterprise. The RubyGems team responded by immediately beginning to put in place an overdue official governance policy, inspired by Homebrew’s.
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> On **September 18th** , with no explanation, Marty Haught revoked GitHub organization membership for all admins on the RubyGems, Bundler, and [RubyGems.org](http://RubyGems.org) maintainer teams. By doing this, he took control for himself and other full-time employees of Ruby Central.
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> Later that day, after refusing to restore GitHub permissions, Ruby Central further revoked access to the `bundler` and `rubygems-update` gems on [RubyGems.org](http://RubyGems.org).
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> I will not mince words here: **This was a hostile takeover.**
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> ## My Stance On This
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> I consider Ruby Central’s behavior a threat to the Ruby community as a whole.
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> The forceful removal of those who maintained RubyGems and Bundler for over a decade is inherently a hostile action. Ruby Central crossed a line by doing this. When called out, these changes were mostly reverted. Then, it was done again.
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> By crossing that line a second time after being called out for it, Ruby Central has made it extremely clear to me that they are not engaging in good faith. Ruby Central’s behavior has forced my hand. I refuse to watch this without speaking up.
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> **I am resigning from my position at Ruby Central, effective immediately.**
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> To remove any doubt: **Ruby Central unilaterally, with no explanation, revoked all access to RubyGems against both my wishes and the wishes of the entire RubyGems team.**
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> * * *
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> **Ellen Dash** (_@duckinator_)
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> _September 19, 2025_
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ruby-on-rails-in-danger/383416/4 "2025-09-21T05:07:09Z")
If anyone is concerned I recommend you join the q and a session and report back here
> **[Strengthening the Stewardship of RubyGems and Bundler](https://rubycentral.org/news/strengthening-the-stewardship-of-rubygems-and-bundler/)**
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> Updated 2025-09-25 to reflect: Postponement of Q&A Session and link to updated statement.
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> Ruby Community,
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> At the heart of Ruby Central’s mission is our responsibility to steward the open source tools that power the Ruby ecosystem. That commitment...