Post #2864950

2025-09-26 11:50 UTC

@hejsna@ruby.social I’m not sure about this. I mean, yes, sure, it would’ve been nice if Dave stoped posting years ago. But it's only a part of the issue. He's still got a lot of power and his politics guides how he applies it. He’s an obviously authoritarian knob. That's why people are so ready to believe that he stands behind the rubygems/bundler takeover even if there are no evidence to back that, at best some rumours. Even if he stops posting he still can pull shit like this. Sure, day-to-day drama would be lower and it would be easier to forget for a time about him but it wouldn't make the issue go away.

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@hejsna@ruby.social 2025-09-26 11:54

@pointlessone@status.pointless.one you’re absolutely right, but it’s still a workable solution, one that obviously worked for many years. He was always an ass, but as long as he wasn’t out there actively rubbing people’s faces in it, chafing under his rule wasn’t nearly as much of an issue. I bet there are lots of open source leaders with equally slimy opinions, we just don’t hear about them and then it’s usually fine. Judge someone by their actions, not their thoughts.

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