Bundler Belongs to the Ruby Community
11 hours ago
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- The author has spent 15 years working on Bundler, a key tool in the Ruby community.
- Bundler was initially developed by Yehuda and Carl, with the author joining in 2010 to help finalize version 1.0.
- Over time, the author took on a larger role as other maintainers moved on, ensuring Bundler's continuity.
- In 2015, Ruby Together was founded to fund Bundler and RubyGems maintenance, without controlling the projects.
- Ruby Central and Ruby Together considered merging to streamline funding and governance, with a focus on community and transparency.
- Recently, Ruby Central claimed ownership of Bundler, leading the author to register a trademark to protect the project's name.
- The author plans to transfer the Bundler trademark to a community-accountable organization in the future.