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I've seen enough to confidently say of the Ruby Central issue:
What the fuck?
A FOSS foundation is meant to be a steward for an ecosystem and all the players in it. It's a vehicle used to convene, make decisions, and allocate resources. And they're only as effective as they are trusted.
It is absurd to unilaterally revoke access of maintainers & wrap it in supply chain security/open gov lingo, while those same maintainers already sought those improvements.
And look, I'm not perfect nor are the FOSS foundations I've volunteered at and worked for.
But I _am_ consistent in prioritizing trust and stakeholder engagement. Because that's what foundations trade on!
If people don't trust each other, or at least have trust that the org is able to navigate issues between parties that don't trust each other ... then we're not building a foundation, we're building a sand castle.
@robin The term “takeover” seems apt, and perhaps even warrants being preceded by “hostile”. This was a wild read: https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/
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